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When does the next full moon rise?By Jamie Carter Last updated -
US government declassifies dozens of additional UFO files, including strange military videosBy Brandon Specktor Last updated 8 Comments -
One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope findsBy Elizabeth Howell Published -
Book excerpt'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of timeBy Emma Chapman Published 2 Comments -
James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's megastructuresBy Ivan Farkas Published -
Watch a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid fly super close to Earth todayBy Harry Baker Last updated
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When does the next full moon rise?By Jamie Carter Last updated -
One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope findsBy Elizabeth Howell Published -
James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's megastructuresBy Ivan Farkas Published -
Watch a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid fly super close to Earth todayBy Harry Baker Last updated -
Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the weekBy Jamie Carter Published -
The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bonesBy Shreejaya Karantha Published -
Physicists find possible errors in 100-year-old model of the universeBy Andrey Feldman Published 7 Comments -
Eruption blows hole in sun's atmosphere, unleashing solar flare and potentially triggering northern lightsBy Patrick Pester Published -
James Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole that could reveal the truth about 'little red dots'By Ivan Farkas Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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US government declassifies dozens of additional UFO files, including strange military videosBy Brandon Specktor Last updated 8 Comments -
Book excerpt'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of timeBy Emma Chapman Published 2 Comments -
Declassified Apollo 12 images show UFOs on the moon — Space photo of the weekBy Brandon Specktor Published 28 Comments -
The government is very serious about UFOs. So why are researchers being stymied?By Darrell Evans Published -
Scientists squished microbes into a steel 'sandwich' — and made a profound discovery about life in spaceBy Damien Pine Published -
SETI scientists reveal 100 'signals of interest' from collapsed Arecibo ObservatoryBy Brandon Specktor Published 10 Comments -
Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating 'like fireflies' in plain sight, researchers suggestBy Harry Baker Published 8 Comments -
Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to lightBy Sharmila Kuthunur Published 19 Comments -
Is it aliens? Here's why that's the least important question about 3I/ATLAS.By Laura Nicole Driessen Published
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Space Exploration
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'I heard gasps': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipseBy Elizabeth Howell Published 3 Comments -
'There are 4 people in those pixels': Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moonBy Harry Baker Published 3 Comments -
SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever builtBy Patrick Pester Published -
A SpaceX rocket is going to hit the moonBy Brandon Specktor Last updated 2 Comments -
NASA shares 12,000 new Artemis II photosBy Brandon Specktor Published 4 Comments -
Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years?By Georgia Michelman Published 6 Comments -
NASA rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars — the 'most diverse collection' ever seenBy Elizabeth Howell Published -
Interview'A measurable, enormous global impact': Astronaut Chris Hadfield on why the true power of Artemis II could take decades to hitBy Brandon Specktor Last updated -
Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo revealsBy Ben Turner Published
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When does the next full moon rise?By Jamie Carter Last updated -
US government declassifies dozens of additional UFO files, including strange military videosBy Brandon Specktor Last updated 8 Comments -
One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope findsBy Elizabeth Howell Published -
Book excerpt'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of timeBy Emma Chapman Published 2 Comments -
James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's megastructuresBy Ivan Farkas Published -
Watch a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid fly super close to Earth todayBy Harry Baker Last updated -
Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the weekBy Jamie Carter Published -
'I heard gasps': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipseBy Elizabeth Howell Published 3 Comments -
'There are 4 people in those pixels': Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moonBy Harry Baker Published 3 Comments -
SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever builtBy Patrick Pester Published
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