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'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of time14 Comments -
2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now — and Earth would feel it12 Comments -
The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer2 Comments
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2 vanished 'super Earths' once orbited near Uranus and Neptune, new study hintsOur solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The findings paint a more crowded picture of the early outer solar system than previously thought.
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Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for 'one of history's most complex missions'NASA's Artemis III crew has been revealed. The astronauts will launch into low Earth orbit next year to test docking with commercial lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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Jupiter and Venus conjunction: See two bright planets at the same time this weekendA close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 8-11.
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'Crystals' of space-time could be the origins of rare black holes, theoretical study hintsBy taking general relativity into higher dimensions, a trio of physicists has proven that a mathematical pattern of ripples in space-time geometry could give rise to naked singularities and microscopic black holes.
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Ultra-rare meteorite could be evidence of a lost planet that once orbited near Earth — Space photo of the weekA rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert may be evidence of a long-lost "protoplanet" that formed in the early solar system before being destroyed in a colossal collision, a new study suggests
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Ötzi the Iceman yeasts make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA's Maven probeScience news this week June 6, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend
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NASA astronauts briefly shelter in 'safe haven' procedure following worsening leaks on Space StationA brief leak scare on the International Space Station complicates NASA and Congress' plans to extend the station's lifespan to at least 2032.
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James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole ever, invisible in all wavelengths of lightJWST found a black hole hiding in a galaxy more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and used a cosmic magnifying glass to determine its mass.
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Mysterious repeating radio signal traced to 'vampire' star that's slowly eating its companionRadio astronomers have decoded a peculiar repeating radio signal from deep space, tracing it to a vampiric binary star system.
