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Comet SWAN shines with the Pillars of Creation in breathtaking deep space photo

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was imaged in October as it crossed the galactic plane of the Milky Way.

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Uranus may have more in common with Earth than we thought, 40-year-old Voyager 2 probe data shows

The findings provide an answer to a planetary mystery that has bewildered scientists for nearly four decades.

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Extremely Large Telescope under construction | Space photo of the day for Dec. 10, 2025

Once completed, this telescope will help usher in a new era of astronomy.

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An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth's darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it

"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see details of exoplanet atmospheres, but if the sky gets brighter, we may not be able to see those details anymore."

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Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video

For the first time, we can see and hear lightning-like discharges in Mars' thin atmosphere.

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China breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch (video)

China just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 hours, setting a new national mark for liftoff cadence.

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The James Webb Space Telescope just found the oldest supernova ever seen

The supernova exploded over 13 billion years ago in a galaxy far, far away.

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This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?

"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years."

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Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk (video)

Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station and assessed the damage to the attached Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during a spacewalk on Tuesday (Dec. 9).

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January full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Wolf Moon

Your guide to January’s full Wolf Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.

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1st human missions to Mars should hunt for signs of life, report says

Humanity's exploration of Mars should be organized around the search for signs of past or present Red Planet life, according to a new report from the U.S. National Academies.

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ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025

The image shows a good example of the phenomenon called airglow.

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This supermassive black hole flung out matter at 134 million mph: 'On a scale almost too big to imagine'

In other words, the matter traveled at 20% the speed of light.

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Startup announces 'Galactic Brain' project to put AI data centers in orbit

Aetherflux has focused its efforts on space-based solar power, with the goal of "building an American power grid in space."

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SpaceX launches mysterious NROL-77 mission for the US military (video)

SpaceX launched the NROL-77 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Dec. 9), sending a classified satellite skyward from Florida's Space Coast.

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Russian Soyuz capsule lands on Earth to return crew of 3 home after months on International Space Station (video)

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky landed on Russia's Soyuz MS-27 on Dec. 9, 2025, after 245 days on the International Space Station.

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The Subaru Telescope just made its 1st discoveries: a 'failed star' and an exoplanet

Check out the first findings from the Subaru Telescope.

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 32nd flight of Falcon 9 rocket (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. It was the record 32nd flight of the Falcon's first stage.

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One of the most promising Earth-like worlds may not have an atmosphere after all

New simulations suggest TRAPPIST-1e's possible methane atmosphere may be a false signal from its star, raising fresh questions about the planet’s habitability.

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5 Terminator games that are actually good

Ahead of Terminator 2D: NO FATE, we're going back in time to find some Terminator games that don't suck. Don't worry, we'll be back!

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Scientists discover cosmic 'scar' in interstellar clouds left by a close shave between our sun and 2 intruder stars

"It’s kind of a jigsaw puzzle where all the different pieces are moving."

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Which exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable? Scientists are modeling the star to find out

Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth.

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US Senate committee advances renomination of Jared Isaacman as head of NASA

A U.S. Senate committee advanced the renomination of billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator on Monday (Dec. 8).

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Northern lights may be visible in 15 states Dec. 9

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as an incoming coronal mass ejection is expected to slam into Earth today.

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Uranus's small moons are dark, red, and water-poor

…Except for Mab, which is even weirder than expected.

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