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Alien life may evolve from radically different elements than human life did
By Charles Q. Choi published
Radioactive metals and even certain gases may be capable of the kinds of reactions needed to spur life, new research suggests.

How to see the Harvest Moon, the final supermoon of 2023, rise this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
The famous Harvest Moon — the final supermoon of 2023 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Sept. 29.

Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen
By Harry Baker published
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected.

James Webb telescope spots thousands of Milky Way lookalikes that 'shouldn't exist' swarming across the early universe
By Ben Turner published
Thousands of disk galaxies like our own Milky Way were spotted in the early universe, where they shouldn't exist.

Ancient supernova in James Webb telescope image could help solve one of the universe's biggest mysteries
By Harry Baker published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a distant supernova that appears three times in the same photo. The new observations could help solve one of the universe's biggest inconsistencies.

Scientists created AI that could detect alien life — and they're not entirely sure how it works
By Ben Turner published
The new machine-learning algorithm can distinguish between biological and nonbiological samples with 90% accuracy. Exactly how is a mystery.

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander fails to answer wake-up call, may be dead for good
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Indian lunar lander and rover entered hibernation in early September.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule returns to Earth with a sample from the 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu
By Ben Turner published
A capsule containing 2 ounces of rocky material from the "potentially hazardous" asteroid Bennu has landed safely in the Utah desert after a seven-year mission in space.
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