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Space is a seemingly infinite world of wonder and discovery, filled with mysterious black holes, stunning solar flares, elusive exoplanets and countless cosmic oddities. Our team of expert science writers and editors are ready to hold a lens like that of the James Webb Space Telescope beyond Earth, keeping those on this planet up to date with the latest space news, articles and features.
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Researchers spot rare 'triple-ring' galaxy that defies explanation
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Extremely rare 'failed supernova' may have erased a star from the night sky without a trace
By Ben Turner Published
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Leonid meteor shower 2024: How to spot 'shooting stars' and 'fireballs' over the US this week
By Jamie Carter Published
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Beaver Moon 2024: See the final 'supermoon' of the year rise next to the 'Seven Sisters'
By Jamie Carter Published
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Look for 'fireball' meteors over the US tonight as the North Taurid meteor shower peaks
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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'Webb has shown us they are clearly wrong': How astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani's research on supermassive black holes is rewriting the history of our universe
By Ben Turner Published
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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Astronomy
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Researchers spot rare 'triple-ring' galaxy that defies explanation
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Extremely rare 'failed supernova' may have erased a star from the night sky without a trace
By Ben Turner Published
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Beaver Moon 2024: See the final 'supermoon' of the year rise next to the 'Seven Sisters'
By Jamie Carter Published
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Look for 'fireball' meteors over the US tonight as the North Taurid meteor shower peaks
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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'Webb has shown us they are clearly wrong': How astrophysicist Sophie Koudmani's research on supermassive black holes is rewriting the history of our universe
By Ben Turner Published
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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought
By Keith Cooper Published
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Mysterious, city-size 'centaur' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker Published
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Hubble watches neutron stars collide and explode to create black hole and 'birth atoms'
By Robert Lea Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility
By Paul Sutter Published
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Father-daughter team decodes 'alien signal' from Mars that stumped the world for a year
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Alien civilizations are probably killing themselves from climate change, bleak study suggests
By Sierra Bouchér Published
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'Space trash' will lead us to intelligent aliens, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Infamous 'Wow! signal' that hinted at aliens may actually be an exceptionally rare cosmic event
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies
By Keith Cooper Published
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If alien life exists on Europa, we may find it in hydrothermal vents
By Keith Cooper Published
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7 potential 'alien megastructures' spotted in our galaxy are not what they seem
By Paul Sutter Published
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What could aliens look like?
By Sarah Wells Published
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Space Exploration
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Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works.
By Brett Tingley Published
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World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test
By Mike Wall Published
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Death of alien-hunting Arecibo Telescope traced to cable issues 3 years earlier, 'alarming' report finds
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981
By Brandon Specktor Published
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ISS leaks among 50 'areas of concern' for astronaut safety: report
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why
By Ben Turner Published
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'Lost in insignificance': Here's what it's like to rappel into the solar system's largest canyon
By John E. Moores Published
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Europa Clipper: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?
By James Price Published
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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works.
By Brett Tingley Published
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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought
By Keith Cooper Published
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