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Earth may survive the fiery death of the sun after all, new models suggestWhen the sun dies, it will become hundreds of times its current size and engulf the innermost planets. Earth may escape this infernal fate, according to state-of-the-art stellar evolution models.
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Bullseye! Enormous 'bow and arrow' galaxy is unlike anything astronomers have ever seenSpace Photo of the Week Astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered RAD-BAARG, a radio galaxy with a striking bow-and-arrow shape, offering a rare direct view of a galaxy falling into the environment of a galaxy cluster.
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Life on Mars, a curious human cousin and more in this week's science news.Science news this week June 27, 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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China's top-secret 'dragon' space plane just released another unidentified object over EarthThe Shenlong, or "divine dragon," space plane just deployed a mysterious payload above our planet. The top-secret spacecraft, which has never been properly photographed, has now released at least nine objects in low Earth orbit.
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When does the next full moon rise?When does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2026, including the full "Strwaberry Moon" in June.
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NASA rover finds record-breaking trove of complex organic molecules on MarsData from NASA’s Perseverance rover confirms the presence of macromolecular carbon on Mars – another potential piece of the puzzle in the search for life.
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China's Einstein Probe detected a mysterious cosmic explosion — and scientists have no idea what caused itThe explosion, consisting of two mysterious double flares, matches no known space eruption.
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60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the most detailed photo of the Milky Way ever takenPlanet hunters and stargazers will both benefit from the Euclid space telescope's newest image, which was released after 26 hours of deep-space observations.
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We've spent decades looking for the wrong type of alien radio signals, new paper claimsNew research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth could be overlooking prime evidence of alien intelligence.
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