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Latest about Space
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James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in the known universe, looking 'as far back as you can practically go'
By Skyler Ware Published
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Paperclip-sized spacecraft could visit a nearby black hole in the next century, study claims
By Ben Turner Published
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See the final 'planet parade' of 2025, starting this weekend
By Jamie Carter Published
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'Space hurricane' caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun's quietest days
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: The 2 brightest planets will 'kiss' early Tuesday morning
By Gretchen Rundorff Last updated
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Meteorite that crash landed through Georgia man's roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientists say
By Patrick Pester Published
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A blood moon is coming: Here's what you need to know about the total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
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Astronomy
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James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in the known universe, looking 'as far back as you can practically go'
By Skyler Ware Published
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Paperclip-sized spacecraft could visit a nearby black hole in the next century, study claims
By Ben Turner Published
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See the final 'planet parade' of 2025, starting this weekend
By Jamie Carter Published
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'Space hurricane' caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun's quietest days
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: The 2 brightest planets will 'kiss' early Tuesday morning
By Gretchen Rundorff Last updated
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Meteorite that crash landed through Georgia man's roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientists say
By Patrick Pester Published
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A blood moon is coming: Here's what you need to know about the total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
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NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
By Mike Wall Published
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James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter 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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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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Vera C. Rubin Observatory: The groundbreaking mission to make a 10-year, time-lapse movie of the universe
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Spacecraft carrying cannabis and human remains crashes into the ocean
By Matthew Williams Published
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ChatGPT could pilot a spacecraft shockingly well, early tests find
By Paul Sutter Published
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