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Best lenses for astrophotography 2025 — capture the cosmos in detail
By Kimberley Lane Last updated
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Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time ever
By Skyler Ware Published
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'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth
By Brandon Specktor Published
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'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Science news this weekA trio of comets, a mysterious glow at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, why time moves faster as we age, and whether we should bring back Neanderthals.
By Ben Turner Published
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Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
By Andy Tomaswick Published
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Astronomy
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Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time ever
By Skyler Ware Published
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'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth
By Brandon Specktor Published
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'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is 'evolving' its own ring system, study suggests
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Astronomers spot giant hidden 'bridge' and record-breaking tail between 2 dwarf galaxies
By Harry Baker Published
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Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun's glare
By Patrick Pester Published
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James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 system
By Mark Thompson Published
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Where could alien life exist in our solar system?
By Damien Pine Published
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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
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Will the James Webb telescope finally lead us to alien life?
By Brandon Specktor Published
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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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Space Exploration
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Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
By Andy Tomaswick Published
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Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outback
By Harry Baker Published
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$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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New report warns that China could overtake the US as top nation in space — and it could happen 'in 5-10 years,' expert claims
By Harry Baker Published
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Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thing
By Patrick Pester Published
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'Why would you even want to go?': Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri
By Elise Poore Published
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Ghostly 'spiral' photobombs Perseid meteors over several US states — and experts are unsure what caused it
By Harry Baker Published
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PollWould you board a spacecraft that takes 400 years to reach Alpha Centauri?
By Elise Poore Published
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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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Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
By Andy Tomaswick Published
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Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is 'evolving' its own ring system, study suggests
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun
By Brandon Specktor Published
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