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Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b. A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Here’s the truth about what the James Webb Space Telescope saw.
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'White streak' appears over US as China dumps experimental fuel in space A recent launch of China's Zhuque-2E rocket triggered a giant white streak of light to appear above at least seven U.S. states after deploying six satellites into low-Earth orbit. The light show, which was visible in at least seven states, was the result of a "fuel dump," experts say.
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Space photo of the week: Cotton candy clouds shine in one of Hubble's most beautiful images ever The Large Magellanic Cloud, which is visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, has been caught in the crosshairs of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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'Staggering' first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory show 10 million galaxies — and billions more are on the way

By Perri Thaler published

The first "stunning" images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released this morning, capturing roughly 10 million galaxies, many of which have never been studied before.

Astronomy

How to see the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Monday

By Perri Thaler last updated

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory shared a "sneak peak" of its first highly-detailed space images this morning, with the full debut of all its new images coming at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday.

Astronomy

Rubin Observatory releases 'sneak peek' of first images taken with world's largest camera

By Patrick Pester published

The world has gotten an early preview of the Rubin Observatory's first images, which include stunning snaps of spiraling galaxies and the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae.

Astronomy

Did light exist at the beginning of the universe?

By Charles Q. Choi published

Was it dark after the Big Bang, or did light shine immediately?

Cosmology
The ominous Chamaeleon I dark cloud, the nearest star-forming region to Earth, is captured in this image taken with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.

Ominous 'Chamaeleon' is hiding a stellar secret: Space photo of the week

By Jamie Carter published

The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with newborn starlight.

Space
A series of colorful panels with dark spots except one panel that has the sun in a green circle

Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA's Proba-3 mission

By Jamie Carter Partner Content Created With Space. published

See the first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission.

an image of a swirling galaxy in purple and orange shades

Astronomers capture the most intricate picture of a galaxy in a thousand colors ever seen

By Robert Lea Partner Content Created With Space. published

A stunning new image of the Sculptor Galaxy, located 11 million light-years away, painted in thousands of colors by the VLT, reveals the intricacies of galactic systems.

Summer solstice arrives in North America

By Jamie Carter last updated

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America, and June 21 in Europe.

The Sun
Mars (top) and Regulus (bottom), side by side in the night sky

Mars cozies up to one of the brightest stars in the sky in 'mind-blowing' conjunction photo

By Harry Baker published

A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from Earth.

Astronomy
A stargazer stood on a rock with the night sky in the background

A 'new star' has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from North America

By Harry Baker published

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye and can be seen from parts of North America.

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