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If aliens existed on Mars 3.7 billion years ago, they would have needed umbrellas
By Keith Cooper Published
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Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from?
By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
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'Fighting dragons' light up little-known constellation in the Southern sky: Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter Published
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When will the solar system die out?
By Sara Hashemi Published
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Best lenses for astrophotography 2025 — capture the cosmos in detail
By Kimberley Lane Published
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James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist
By Shreejaya Karantha 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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If aliens existed on Mars 3.7 billion years ago, they would have needed umbrellas
By Keith Cooper Published
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Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from?
By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
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'Fighting dragons' light up little-known constellation in the Southern sky: Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter Published
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James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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Astronomers spot alien planet system being born before their eyes
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Astronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in 'stellar fog' around young star
By Robert Lea Published
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image
By Harry Baker Published
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'Ice cube' clouds discovered at the galaxy's center shouldn't exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosion
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Largest known Martian meteorite on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction
By Harry Baker Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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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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The existence of intelligent aliens is 'highly likely' — and they could await in our own galaxy
By Maikel Rheinstadter 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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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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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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Astronomers spot alien planet system being born before their eyes
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Astronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in 'stellar fog' around young star
By Robert Lea Published
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