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Latest science news'Doom loop' tipping points | New Comet 3I/ATLAS image | Beaver Supermoon
By Ben Turner Last updated
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Scientists finally find explanation for lopsided cloud that follows Earth's moon through space
By Deepa Jain Published
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Deals20% off ALL Unistellar smart telescopes throughout November
By Kimberley Lane Published
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Astronomers discover bizarre 'runaway' planet that's acting like a star, eating 6 billion tons per second
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere
By Skyler Ware Published
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Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule
By Harry Baker Published
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There's another comet ATLAS in our solar system — and it just turned gold after a perilous dance with the sun
By Harry Baker Published
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Astronomy
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Scientists finally find explanation for lopsided cloud that follows Earth's moon through space
By Deepa Jain Published
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Deals20% off ALL Unistellar smart telescopes throughout November
By Kimberley Lane Published
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Astronomers discover bizarre 'runaway' planet that's acting like a star, eating 6 billion tons per second
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere
By Skyler Ware Published
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There's another comet ATLAS in our solar system — and it just turned gold after a perilous dance with the sun
By Harry Baker Published
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'Not so exotic anymore': The James Webb telescope is unraveling the truth about the universe's first black holes
By Jonas Enander Published
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'Torn apart by the darkness': What would happen if a human fell into a black hole?
By Jonas Enander Published
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'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS may have just changed color — for the third time
By Harry Baker Published
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Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun
By Patrick Pester Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 system
By 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 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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Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule
By Harry Baker Published
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We sharpened the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away. Here's how.
By Benjamin Pope Published
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Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn
By Harry Baker Published
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Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
By Andy Tomaswick Published
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Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outback
By Harry Baker Published
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$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision
By 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 claims
By Harry Baker Published
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Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thing
By Patrick Pester Published
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'Why would you even want to go?': Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri
By Elise Poore Published
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There's another comet ATLAS in our solar system — and it just turned gold after a perilous dance with the sun
By Harry Baker Published
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'Not so exotic anymore': The James Webb telescope is unraveling the truth about the universe's first black holes
By Jonas Enander Published
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'Torn apart by the darkness': What would happen if a human fell into a black hole?
By Jonas Enander Published
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