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Scientists may finally know why the first stars in the universe left no trace
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Exotic 'blazar' is part of most extreme double black hole system ever found, crooked jet suggests
By Keith Cooper Published
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Perseid meteor shower 2025: How to see 'shooting stars' despite the full moon
By Jamie Carter Published
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NASA finds multi-billion-year-old 'coral' on Mars
By Sascha Pare Published
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Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri
By Perri Thaler Published
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Stunning 'sun dogs' could sparkle in alien skies, James Webb Space Telescope suggests
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
By Jessica Rendall Published
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Scientists may finally know why the first stars in the universe left no trace
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Exotic 'blazar' is part of most extreme double black hole system ever found, crooked jet suggests
By Keith Cooper Published
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Perseid meteor shower 2025: How to see 'shooting stars' despite the full moon
By Jamie Carter Published
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NASA finds multi-billion-year-old 'coral' on Mars
By Sascha Pare Published
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Stunning 'sun dogs' could sparkle in alien skies, James Webb Space Telescope suggests
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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The Perseids are about to peak — here's how to watch the glorious meteor shower without the full moon ruining the show
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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The full 'Sturgeon Moon' rises this weekend
By Jamie Carter Published
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Nine best things to see in the night sky with binoculars: August to November 2025
By Jamie Carter Published
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The universe may start dying in just 10 billion years, alarming new model predicts
By Harry Baker Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise
By Harry Baker Published
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Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for it
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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'Strange' star pulses detected in search for extraterrestrial intelligence
By Patrick Pester Published
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Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Dyson spheres could really exist — but there's a catch
By Paul Sutter Published
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Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?
By Sara Hashemi Published
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Extraterrestrials quiz: Are you an alien expert, or has your brain been abducted?
By Alexander McNamara Published
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If life can exist in your stomach, it can exist on Mars. Here's what it might look like.
By María Rosa Pino Otín Published
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Space Exploration
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Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri
By Perri Thaler Published
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SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
By Jessica Rendall Published
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation is interfering with radio telescope observations
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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After 54-year wait, Australia's first attempt at an orbital rocket crashes 14 seconds after liftoff
By Harry Baker Published
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Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives US Space Force $1 billion for secretive X-37B space plane
By Leonard David Published
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory: The groundbreaking mission to make a 10-year, time-lapse movie of the universe
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Spacecraft carrying cannabis and human remains crashes into the ocean
By Matthew Williams Published
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ChatGPT could pilot a spacecraft shockingly well, early tests find
By Paul Sutter Published
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Zombie NASA satellite emits powerful radio pulse after 60 years of silence
By Sascha Pare Published
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SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
By Jessica Rendall Published
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The Perseids are about to peak — here's how to watch the glorious meteor shower without the full moon ruining the show
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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The full 'Sturgeon Moon' rises this weekend
By Jamie Carter Published
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