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The universe's water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itself
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Saucer-like 'Winnebago' space capsule lands in Australia — marking 1st for commercial space industry
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope shocks scientists with image of ancient galaxy roaring back to life
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Black holes: Facts about the darkest objects in the universe
By Marilyn Perkins Published
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US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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Scientists discover most powerful particle collider in the universe
By Paul Sutter Published
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Space photo of the week: Violent galaxies seen 'jousting' near the dawn of time
By Jamie Carter Published
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Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for it
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks
By Mike Wall Published
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Best smart telescopes 2025: The latest technology for exploring the universe
By Rowena Cockett Last updated
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Astronomy
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Black holes: Facts about the darkest objects in the universe
By Marilyn Perkins Published
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US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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Scientists discover most powerful particle collider in the universe
By Paul Sutter Published
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Space photo of the week: Violent galaxies seen 'jousting' near the dawn of time
By Jamie Carter Published
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Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks
By Mike Wall Published
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James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around alien star
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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When will the universe die?
By Sarah Wells Published
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New dwarf planet discovered beyond the orbit of Neptune
By Skyler Ware Published
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Jupiter is shrinking and used to be twice as big, mind-boggling study reveals
By Skyler Ware Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for it
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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'Strange' star pulses detected in search for extraterrestrial intelligence
By Patrick Pester Published
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Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Dyson spheres could really exist — but there's a catch
By Paul Sutter Published
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Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?
By Sara Hashemi Published
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Extraterrestrials quiz: Are you an alien expert, or has your brain been abducted?
By Alexander McNamara Published
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If life can exist in your stomach, it can exist on Mars. Here's what it might look like.
By María Rosa Pino Otín Published
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'Perhaps it's only a matter of time': Intelligent life may be much more likely than first thought, new model suggests
By Ben Turner Published
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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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Space Exploration
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China begins building AI supercomputer in space
By Ben Turner Published
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'White streak' appears over US as China dumps experimental fuel in space
By Harry Baker Published
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Never-before-seen 'extreme' microbes surrounded NASA robot before it was sent to Mars 18 years ago, new study reveals
By Harry Baker Published
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Unknown strain of bacteria found on China's Tiangong Space Station
By Ben Turner Published
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How many satellites orbit Earth?
By Harry Baker Last updated
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit
By Ben Turner Published
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Giant NASA science balloon completes trip around the world in 16 days
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Where will doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 hit Earth? (Map)
By Brandon Specktor Published
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