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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
Saucer-like 'Winnebago' space capsule lands in Australia — marking 1st for commercial space industry
Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope shocks scientists with image of ancient galaxy roaring back to life
Latest about Space
Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail
By Victoria Corless Published
Science news this week: A 'skull' on Mars and the discovery of a brand-new color
By Pandora Dewan Published
Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b.
By Brandon Specktor Published
Jupiter: Facts about the biggest planet in our solar system
By Adam Mann Last updated
'I won't be surprised if this is happening throughout the universe': Mushball storms on Jupiter offer clues to atmospheres of distant planets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
James Webb telescope solves 'impossible' black hole mystery
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet
By Adam Mann Published
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Astronomy
Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail
By Victoria Corless Published
Jupiter: Facts about the biggest planet in our solar system
By Adam Mann Last updated
'I won't be surprised if this is happening throughout the universe': Mushball storms on Jupiter offer clues to atmospheres of distant planets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
James Webb telescope solves 'impossible' black hole mystery
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet
By Adam Mann Published
Solar wind might be making water on the moon, groundbreaking NASA study reveals
By Damien Pine Published
World's largest solar telescope turns on powerful new camera, revealing breathtaking image of a continent-size sunspot
By Briley Lewis Published
Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: 'The jury is still out on what it all means.'
By Robert Lea Published
NASA's Lucy spacecraft snaps first close-ups of weird peanut-shaped asteroid
By Patrick Pester Published
Extraterrestrial Life
Did the James Webb telescope really discover aliens? The truth about K2-18b.
By Brandon Specktor Published
Dyson spheres could really exist — but there's a catch
By Paul Sutter Published
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
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
'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
The existence of intelligent aliens is 'highly likely' — and they could await in our own galaxy
By Maikel Rheinstadter Published
Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?
By Elana Spivack Published
Alien life may look nothing like life on Earth — so how should we go about looking for it?
By Chris Impey Published
Space Exploration
US company to use giant spinning cannon to blast hundreds of pancake-like 'microsatellites' into space
By Harry Baker Published
Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit
By Andrew Jones Published
Watch a private German rocket explode during 1st orbital launch attempt from European soil (video)
By Mike Wall Published
NASA signs new contract to use SpaceX's Starship — even though it keeps blowing up
By Harry Baker Published
NASA's SPHEREx telescope 'opens its eyes on the universe', taking stunning debut image of 100,000 galaxies and stars
By Ben Turner Published
'A notch above a gimmick': Experts question scientific merit of billionaire's Fram2 'space adventure' around Earth's poles
By Harry Baker Published
China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says
By Josh Dinner Published
Dying SpaceX rocket triggers giant spiral of light above UK and Europe during secret mission
By Harry Baker Published
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet
By Adam Mann Published
Solar wind might be making water on the moon, groundbreaking NASA study reveals
By Damien Pine Published
World's largest solar telescope turns on powerful new camera, revealing breathtaking image of a continent-size sunspot
By Briley Lewis Published