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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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Vesta, the 2nd-largest asteroid in the solar system, may be a piece of a lost planet
By Evan Gough Published
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Eta Aquariids peak Monday night: How to see 'shooting stars' left by Halley's comet
By Jamie Carter Published
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Best smart telescopes 2025: The latest technology for exploring the universe
By Rowena Cockett Last updated
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Best small telescopes 2025: Portable and lightweight for travel
By Kimberley Lane Published
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Best telescopes 2025: Observe galaxies, nebulas and planets
By Jase Parnell-Brookes Last updated
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Ancient zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike in Scotland
By Patrick Pester Published
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Full moons of 2025: When is the next full moon?
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Astronomy
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Vesta, the 2nd-largest asteroid in the solar system, may be a piece of a lost planet
By Evan Gough Published
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Eta Aquariids peak Monday night: How to see 'shooting stars' left by Halley's comet
By Jamie Carter Published
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Ancient zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike in Scotland
By Patrick Pester Published
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Full moons of 2025: When is the next full moon?
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Gigantic, glow-in-the-dark cloud near Earth surprises astronomers
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Oldest gold in the universe may come from a place scientists never expected
By Sascha Pare Published
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Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery
By Jonathan Gilbert Published
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James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'
By Robert Lea Published
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Scientists spot 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars
By Brandon Specktor 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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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 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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Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit
By Andrew Jones Published
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Watch a private German rocket explode during 1st orbital launch attempt from European soil (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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NASA signs new contract to use SpaceX's Starship — even though it keeps blowing up
By Harry Baker Published
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NASA's SPHEREx telescope 'opens its eyes on the universe', taking stunning debut image of 100,000 galaxies and stars
By Ben Turner Published
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'A notch above a gimmick': Experts question scientific merit of billionaire's Fram2 'space adventure' around Earth's poles
By Harry Baker Published
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