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 Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... againBy Elizabeth Howell Published 
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 NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sunBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgradeBy Harry Baker Published 
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 The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations revealBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Mystery of the sun's mind-bogglingly hot atmosphere may finally be solvedBy Elizabeth Howell Published 
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 Best lenses for astrophotography 2025 — capture the cosmos in detailBy Kimberley Lane Last updated 
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 Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time everBy Skyler Ware Published 
 
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 Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... againBy Elizabeth Howell Published 
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 NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sunBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgradeBy Harry Baker Published 
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 The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations revealBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Mystery of the sun's mind-bogglingly hot atmosphere may finally be solvedBy Elizabeth Howell Published 
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 Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time everBy Skyler Ware Published 
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 'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over EarthBy Brandon Specktor Published 
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 'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universeBy Sophie Berdugo Published 
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 Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the weekBy Brandon Specktor Published 
 
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Extraterrestrial Life
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 Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 systemBy Mark Thompson Published 
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 Where could alien life exist in our solar system?By Damien Pine Published 
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 Camera trap in Chile detects strange lights blazing through the wilderness. Researchers are scrambling to explain them.By María de los Ángeles Orfila Published 
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 Will the James Webb telescope finally lead us to alien life?By Brandon Specktor Published 
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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 disguiseBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for itBy Stephanie Pappas Published 
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 'Strange' star pulses detected in search for extraterrestrial intelligenceBy 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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Space Exploration
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 Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tailBy Andy Tomaswick Published 
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 Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outbackBy Harry Baker Published 
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 $20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decisionBy Elizabeth Howell Published 
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 New report warns that China could overtake the US as top nation in space — and it could happen 'in 5-10 years,' expert claimsBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thingBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 'Why would you even want to go?': Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha CentauriBy Elise Poore Published 
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 Ghostly 'spiral' photobombs Perseid meteors over several US states — and experts are unsure what caused itBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Poll PollWould you board a spacecraft that takes 400 years to reach Alpha Centauri?By Elise Poore Published 
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 Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97By Mike Wall Published 
 
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More about Space
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 Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time everBy Skyler Ware Published 
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 'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over EarthBy Brandon Specktor Published 
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 'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universeBy Sophie Berdugo Published 
 
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