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Scientists detect gargantuan 'pimple' that has plagued a star for at least 7 years
By Deepa Jain Published
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Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'
By Robert Lea Published
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James Webb telescope spies 2 dying stars spilling their guts
By Ben Turner Published
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Building blocks of life may be far more common in space than we thought, study claims
By Ben Turner Published
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2 meteor showers to peak on the same night. Here's how to catch them at their best.
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Moon, Mars, and meteors: Why July 28 is the best night for skywatching all summer
By Jamie Carter Published
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New dwarf planet 'Ammonite' could upend the existence of Planet Nine
By Elana Spivack Published
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Astronomy
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Scientists detect gargantuan 'pimple' that has plagued a star for at least 7 years
By Deepa Jain Published
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Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'
By Robert Lea Published
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2 meteor showers to peak on the same night. Here's how to catch them at their best.
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Moon, Mars, and meteors: Why July 28 is the best night for skywatching all summer
By Jamie Carter Published
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New dwarf planet 'Ammonite' could upend the existence of Planet Nine
By Elana Spivack Published
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Scientists find best evidence that Betelgeuse has a secret companion star
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide — the largest interstellar object ever seen — new photos from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveal
By Harry Baker Published
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A doomed exoplanet is caught in a 'death spiral' around its star. Can it survive?
By Robert Lea Published
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Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission
By Brett Tingley Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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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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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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Space Exploration
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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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Zombie NASA satellite emits powerful radio pulse after 60 years of silence
By Sascha Pare Published
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NASA spots Japan's doomed 'Resilience' moon lander from orbit — and it's surrounded by far-flung debris
By Harry Baker Published
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SpaceX's Starship explodes on Texas launch pad in 'catastrophic failure' during routine test
By Ben Turner Published
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Satellite coated in ultra-dark 'Vantablack' paint will launch into space next year to help combat major issue
By Harry Baker Published
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First-ever image of China's mysterious 'quasi moon' probe revealed weeks after it secretly launched into space
By Harry Baker Published
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New dwarf planet 'Ammonite' could upend the existence of Planet Nine
By Elana Spivack Published
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Scientists find best evidence that Betelgeuse has a secret companion star
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide — the largest interstellar object ever seen — new photos from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveal
By Harry Baker Published
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