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Astronomers unsure what caused 'weird explosion' seen by Einstein Probe's X-ray eye
By Robert Lea Published
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Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: 'You’re essentially looking at its fossil record'
By Robert Lea Published
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'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-43 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says
By Joanna Thompson Last updated
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Astronomers discover 'Quipu', the single largest structure in the known universe
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Red 'star' rising with the moon on Sunday is really Mars — and you may be able to see it 'disappear'
By Gretchen Rundorff Last updated
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Stunning, rainbow-colored object spotted by James Webb telescope could be an alien solar system in the making
By Ben Turner Published
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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Astronomy
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Astronomers unsure what caused 'weird explosion' seen by Einstein Probe's X-ray eye
By Robert Lea Published
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Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: 'You’re essentially looking at its fossil record'
By Robert Lea Published
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'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-43 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says
By Joanna Thompson Last updated
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Astronomers discover 'Quipu', the single largest structure in the known universe
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Red 'star' rising with the moon on Sunday is really Mars — and you may be able to see it 'disappear'
By Gretchen Rundorff Last updated
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Stunning, rainbow-colored object spotted by James Webb telescope could be an alien solar system in the making
By Ben Turner Published
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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'Bull's-eye!' Hubble telescope spots record-shattering 9-ring galaxy — and the cosmic 'dart' that smashed through its center
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Snow Moon 2025: How to see February's full moon rise with the 'Heart of the Lion' before Valentine's Day
By Jamie Carter Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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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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Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?
By Elana Spivack Published
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Alien life may look nothing like life on Earth — so how should we go about looking for it?
By Chris Impey Published
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12 strange reasons humans haven't found alien life yet
By Brandon Specktor Published
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'It's hard not to believe he saw something': Historian Greg Eghigian on how UFOs took over the world
By Ben Turner Published
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The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos'
By Brett Tingley Published
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It would be easier to find aliens in a parallel universe than in our own, new multiverse study claims
By Harry Baker Published
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Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility
By Paul Sutter Published
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Space Exploration
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'Stranded' NASA astronaut Suni Williams photographed from Earth during record-breaking spacewalk. Can you spot her?
By Harry Baker Published
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How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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Chinese astronauts make rocket fuel and oxygen in space using 1st-of-its-kind 'artificial photosynthesis'
By Harry Baker Published
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Watch SpaceX rocket explode over Grand Turk island in dramatic stream of fire and smoke
By Pandora Dewan Published
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'It was very fortunate timing': Astronomers watch 1st black hole to 'shut off' blast back to life
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'
By Ben Turner Published
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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth 'breathing' from the moon
By Ben Turner Published
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NASA and Japan launch world's 1st wooden satellite into orbit. Here's why it could help solve a huge problem for our planet.
By Ben Turner Last updated
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James Webb Space Telescope quiz: How well do you know the world's most powerful telescope?
By Ian Stokes Published
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More about Space
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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'Bull's-eye!' Hubble telescope spots record-shattering 9-ring galaxy — and the cosmic 'dart' that smashed through its center
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Snow Moon 2025: How to see February's full moon rise with the 'Heart of the Lion' before Valentine's Day
By Jamie Carter Published
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