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Hubble Telescope sees baby stars hard at work | Space photo of the day for Jan. 16, 2025

Ba-by stars, doo doo doo doo doo doo.

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After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today

MAVEN was built to last in orbit until 2030 — that's not looking likely anymore.

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Say goodbye to Comet 3I/ATLAS! Watch it head for interstellar space in real-time with this free livestream today

3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system.

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This SETI program is chasing down its final 100 signals. Could one of them be from aliens?

SETI@home has been one of the largest citizen science projects ever, with millions of users around the world.

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Giraffe in space? Eerie dark nebula takes on an uncanny shape (photo)

The shadow nebula LDN 1245 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"

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'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says

NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.

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What are 'dark' stars? Scientists think they could explain 3 big mysteries in the universe

"This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object."

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ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation

Four astronauts emerge from capsule after Pacific landing, including crew member in ‘stable’ condition

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission splashed down safely today (Jan. 15) after the first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station.

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Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation

An ailing astronaut is back on Earth

The Independent UK

Four astronauts return to Earth early in Nasa’s first-ever medical evacuation

Their mission has been cut short by over a month

The Independent UK

James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'little red dots' may be black holes in disguise

"If they were purely made up of stars, they would be the densest galaxies in the universe."

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Massive supernova explosion may have created a binary black hole

"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of black hole binaries."

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How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

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Unusual 'ingredients' helped stars form in a galaxy near the Milky Way

Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual "ingredients," raising questions about how the early universe evolved.

The Independent UK

Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstrators getting their message out

SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say

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The universe should be packed with tiny galaxies — so where are they?

There may not be as nearly as many small galaxies in the early universe as astronomers predict there should be, which has big implications for the story of how our universe grew up.

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Crew-11 astronauts undock in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (video)

SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts will leave the International Space Station today (Jan. 14) in the first-ever medical evacuation from the orbiting lab, and you can watch it live.

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The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. 'Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,' NASA chief says

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have firmed up their commitment to develop a nuclear reactor for use on the surface of the moon by 2030.

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What time is SpaceX Crew-11's medical evacuation from the ISS on Jan. 14?

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will leave the International Space Station on Jan. 14, in the first-ever medical evacuation from the orbital lab. Here are the details.

Space

'Death by a thousand cuts': James Webb Space Telescope figures out how black hole murdered Pablo's Galaxy

"It points to a slow starvation rather than a single dramatic death blow."

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Astronomers watch 2 supermassive black holes caught in a twisted dance with never-before-seen jet behavior

"This result shows that the Event Horizon Telescope is not only useful for producing spectacular images, but can also be used to understand the physics that govern black hole jets."

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This stunning Orion Nebula photo will make you want to grab a telescope this week

The Orion Nebula is the closest large star-forming region, located within the Milky Way just 1,500 light-years from Earth.

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ISS astronauts spy airglow and dwarf galaxy | Space photo of the day for Jan. 13, 2026

Astronauts on the International Space Station were not only treated to a sight from Earth's atmosphere recently but also caught a glimpse of one of the Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbors.

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