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Chinese astronauts describe moment a crack was discovered on Shenzhou-20 spacecraft
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'Rare and enigmatic' structures found at the Milky Way's center in largest-ever map of its kind
By Brandon Specktor Last updated -

James Webb telescope spots giant auroras rolling through Uranus' atmosphere
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

How to see the March 3 'blood moon' eclipse from anywhere on Earth
By Jamie Carter Published -

NASA set to roll Artemis rocket back for urgent repairs after yet another delay
By Patrick Pester Last updated -

Scientists spot 'rule-breaking' black hole growing 13 times faster than should be possible
By Ivan Farkas Published 5 Comments -

Rare 'planetary parade' will return to the evening sky this week
By Jamie Carter Published
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Astronomy
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'Rare and enigmatic' structures found at the Milky Way's center in largest-ever map of its kind
By Brandon Specktor Last updated -

James Webb telescope spots giant auroras rolling through Uranus' atmosphere
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

How to see the March 3 'blood moon' eclipse from anywhere on Earth
By Jamie Carter Published -

Scientists spot 'rule-breaking' black hole growing 13 times faster than should be possible
By Ivan Farkas Published 5 Comments -

Rare 'planetary parade' will return to the evening sky this week
By Jamie Carter Published -

Closest baby nebula to Earth 'hatches' in strange new Hubble image – Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter Published -

Scientists may have seen a star collapse directly into a black hole without exploding first
By Evan Gough Published -

Scientists propose new plan to 'catch' comet 3I/ATLAS — but we have to act fast
By Matthew Williams Published -

Saturn's largest moon may actually be 2 moons in 1 — and helped birth the planet's iconic rings
By Harry Baker Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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SETI scientists reveal 100 'signals of interest' from collapsed Arecibo Observatory
By Brandon Specktor Published 7 Comments -

Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating 'like fireflies' in plain sight, researchers suggest
By Harry Baker Published 6 Comments -

Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published 17 Comments -

Is it aliens? Here's why that's the least important question about 3I/ATLAS.
By Laura Nicole Driessen Published -

Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 system
By Mark Thompson Published -

Where could alien life exist in our solar system?
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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 10 Comments -

Will the James Webb telescope finally lead us to alien life?
By Brandon Specktor Published -

Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Space Exploration
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Chinese astronauts describe moment a crack was discovered on Shenzhou-20 spacecraft
By Patrick Pester Published -

NASA set to roll Artemis rocket back for urgent repairs after yet another delay
By Patrick Pester Last updated -

Artemis II update: NASA targets March 6 for launch of historic moon mission following successful 'wet dress rehearsal'
By Brandon Specktor Published -

Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says
By Ben Turner Published 2 Comments -

NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attempt
By Patrick Pester Published -

Supercomputers simulated the orbits of 1 million satellites between Earth and the moon — and less than 10% survived
By Harry Baker Published 5 Comments -

'The brain consistently moved upward and backward': Astronauts' brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflight
By Rachael Seidler Published -

Hydrogen leak derails Artemis II wet rehearsal, pushing launch date back by weeks
By Patrick Pester Published 2 Comments -

Artemis II simulated launch window opens tonight as NASA delays mission due to 'rare Arctic outbreak'
By Patrick Pester Published
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Rare 'planetary parade' will return to the evening sky this week
By Jamie Carter Published -

Closest baby nebula to Earth 'hatches' in strange new Hubble image – Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter Published -

Scientists may have seen a star collapse directly into a black hole without exploding first
By Evan Gough Published
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