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The universe's water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itself
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Saucer-like 'Winnebago' space capsule lands in Australia — marking 1st for commercial space industry
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope shocks scientists with image of ancient galaxy roaring back to life
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Science news this week: 2025's biggest solar flare and Yosemite's ghost volcano
By Pandora Dewan Published
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When is the next full moon?
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Eerie NASA image shows eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. Yes — it's real.
By Damien Pine Published
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'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrusters
By Ben Turner Published
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Best telescopes for kids 2025: A stargazing introduction for budding astronomers
By Kim Snaith Published
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The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth
By Jess Thomson Published
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Astronomy
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When is the next full moon?
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Eerie NASA image shows eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. Yes — it's real.
By Damien Pine Published
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The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth
By Jess Thomson Published
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NASA diagnoses fracture in a 'huge cosmic bone' using X-ray observatory
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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James Webb telescope reveals 'impossible' auroras on Jupiter
By Skyler Ware Published
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The universe may be dying much faster than we thought
By Patrick Pester Published
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Lights on Mars! NASA rover photographs visible auroras on Red Planet for the first time
By Harry Baker Published
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9 best things to see in the night sky with binoculars: May to July 2025
By Jamie Carter Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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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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Quiz
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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'Perhaps it's only a matter of time': Intelligent life may be much more likely than first thought, new model suggests
By Ben Turner Published
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The existence of intelligent aliens is 'highly likely' — and they could await in our own galaxy
By Maikel Rheinstadter Published
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Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?
By Elana Spivack Published
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Alien life may look nothing like life on Earth — so how should we go about looking for it?
By Chris Impey Published
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Space Exploration
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit
By Ben Turner Published
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Giant NASA science balloon completes trip around the world in 16 days
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Where will doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 hit Earth? (Map)
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute ou
By Ben Turner Published
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Doomed Soviet satellite from 1972 will tumble uncontrollably to Earth next week — and it could land almost anywhere
By Ben Turner Published
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China saves 2 doomed satellites with novel 'gravitational slingshot'
By Matthew Williams Published
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Can you burp in space?
By Kiona Smith Published
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US company to use giant spinning cannon to blast hundreds of pancake-like 'microsatellites' into space
By Harry Baker Published
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The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth
By Jess Thomson Published
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NASA diagnoses fracture in a 'huge cosmic bone' using X-ray observatory
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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James Webb telescope reveals 'impossible' auroras on Jupiter
By Skyler Ware Published
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