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Scientists witness birth of one of the universe's strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity 'magic trick'
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NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadline
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Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the week
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Chinese lander reveals giant 'cavity' of radiation between Earth and the moon — and it could change how lunar exploration is done
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NASA announces 'near‑impossible' space plans, including $20B moon base and humanity's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft
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How many moons are in the solar system?
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Daily RoundupLive Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spread
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Mars is hiding a secret clutch of gemstone-like crystals, including rubies and possibly sapphires
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Cannonball-size meteorite crashes through roof of Texas home as multiple 'fireballs' rain down on the US
By Harry Baker Published 3 Comments -

How to photograph a meteor shower — Next up: The Lyrids
By Jacob Little Last updated
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Astronomy
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How many moons are in the solar system?
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Mars is hiding a secret clutch of gemstone-like crystals, including rubies and possibly sapphires
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Cannonball-size meteorite crashes through roof of Texas home as multiple 'fireballs' rain down on the US
By Harry Baker Published 3 Comments -

How to photograph a meteor shower — Next up: The Lyrids
By Jacob Little Last updated -

An anomaly in Mars' mantle could trigger volcanoes to erupt — and may be causing the whole planet to spin faster
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

Scientists witness birth of one of the universe's strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity 'magic trick'
By Harry Baker Published -

All 5 'letters' of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?
By Patrick Pester Published 4 Comments -

Rare 'daytime fireball' meteor creates powerful sonic boom as 7-ton space rock explodes above eastern US
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'A collision within a collision': Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questions
By Harry Baker Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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The government is very serious about UFOs. So why are researchers being stymied?
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Scientists squished microbes into a steel 'sandwich' — and made a profound discovery about life in space
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SETI scientists reveal 100 'signals of interest' from collapsed Arecibo Observatory
By Brandon Specktor Published 8 Comments -

Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating 'like fireflies' in plain sight, researchers suggest
By Harry Baker Published 8 Comments -

Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published 18 Comments -

Is it aliens? Here's why that's the least important question about 3I/ATLAS.
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Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 system
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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
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Chinese lander reveals giant 'cavity' of radiation between Earth and the moon — and it could change how lunar exploration is done
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

NASA announces 'near‑impossible' space plans, including $20B moon base and humanity's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft
By Patrick Pester Published -
Daily RoundupLive Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spread
By Ben Turner Published -

Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'
By Harry Baker Published 3 Comments -

NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadline
By Ben Turner Published 2 Comments -

Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?
By Patrick Pester Published 7 Comments -

1,300-pound spacecraft will crash to Earth today following intense solar activity, NASA warns
By Patrick Pester Published -

NASA fixes Artemis II rocket for April launch to take astronauts around moon
By Patrick Pester Published 10 Comments -

NASA announces sweeping overhaul of Artemis return to moon
By Ben Turner Published
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How to photograph a meteor shower — Next up: The Lyrids
By Jacob Little Last updated -

An anomaly in Mars' mantle could trigger volcanoes to erupt — and may be causing the whole planet to spin faster
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'
By Harry Baker Published 3 Comments
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