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Latest about Space
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Solar tornado rages on the sun as a giant plasma plume erupts
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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Uranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
By Ben Turner Published
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Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it die
By Harry Baker Published
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Where can you see the Sept. 7 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse?
By Brandon Specktor Published
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When is the next full moon?
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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A rare 'black moon' rises this weekend: What is it, and what can you see?
By Jamie Carter Published
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Explore Space
Astronomy
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Solar tornado rages on the sun as a giant plasma plume erupts
By Patrick Pester Published
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Uranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
By Ben Turner Published
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Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it die
By Harry Baker Published
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Where can you see the Sept. 7 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse?
By Brandon Specktor Published
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When is the next full moon?
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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A rare 'black moon' rises this weekend: What is it, and what can you see?
By Jamie Carter Published
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Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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Giant 'X' appears over Chile as 2 celestial beams of light cross: Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter Published
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Giant, cosmic 'Eye of Sauron' snapped staring directly at us in stunning 15-year time-lapse photo
By Harry Baker Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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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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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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Space Exploration
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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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Ghostly 'spiral' photobombs Perseid meteors over several US states — and experts are unsure what caused it
By Harry Baker Published
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Poll
Would 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 97
By Mike Wall Published
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Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri
By Perri Thaler Published
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SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
By Jessica Rendall Published
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation is interfering with radio telescope observations
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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After 54-year wait, Australia's first attempt at an orbital rocket crashes 14 seconds after liftoff
By Harry Baker Published
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Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives US Space Force $1 billion for secretive X-37B space plane
By Leonard David Published
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More about Space
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A rare 'black moon' rises this weekend: What is it, and what can you see?
By Jamie Carter Published
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Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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Giant 'X' appears over Chile as 2 celestial beams of light cross: Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter Published
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