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Carl Sagan's master for Voyager Golden Record up for auction at Sotheby's

The reels are not much to look at and the quality of their recordings exists in other formats. Their pedigree, though, is unique, which is why they could be worth 10 times their weight in gold.

Space

Venus volcanoes may be powered by long-ago violent impacts

Venus has more volcanoes than any other planet in the solar system, and researchers may now know what is powering them.

Space

NASA to hunt deep space gamma-rays with new high-altitude balloon mission

NASA's new detector, known as ComPair, is slated to fly next month. The goal is to catch high-energy, invisible beams stemming from things like star explosions, supermassive black holes and gamma-ray bursts.

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Our Deepest Dreams: Why Do We Prioritize Space Over the Mysteries of the Ocean?

Less than 1 percent of the deep sea has been explored, but billions of dollars are being poured into space exploration

The Walrus

Queen guitarist Brian May to release a book of 3D images of asteroid Bennu

Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May is about to release a book of 3D photographs of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, based on images gathered by NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft.

Space

Archaeology on the moon: How to preserve spaceflight artifacts from Apollo era

NASA and many other countries are planning to bring humans back to the moon soon. But how do we preserve the spacecraft, tools and rovers already on the surface?

Space

How worried we should be about space debris

A large piece of unidentified space debris has been discovered washed up on a remote beach in Western Australia.

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'Cosmic Time Machine:' Director discusses new James Webb Space Telescope documentary (exclusive)

An exclusive interview with Shai Gal, director of Netflix's "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine" documentary about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Space

The US government is holding a historic UFO hearing this week. Here's how to watch

The U.S. House of Representatives will hear from several witnesses who will offer accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in order to assess government transparency surrounding the issue.

Space

400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way

When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope comes online, it could be capable of spotting as many as 400 Earth-size rogue planets, and that might merely be the tip of the iceberg.

Space

Unusual galaxy cluster is an island of tranquility in the chaotic early universe

Seen by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, this peaceful galaxy cluster existed when the universe was just 5.8 billion years old and brimming with chaos.

Space

65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency's legacy

Sixty-five years ago, in 1958, several government programs that had been pursuing spaceflight combined to form NASA. At the time, I was only 3 years old.

The Conversation

Pioneering NASA 'Hidden Figure' Evelyn Boyd Granville dies at age 99

Evelyn Boyd Granville, one of the first Black women to earn a mathematics Ph.D. from a U.S. university, did key work for NASA during early space missions and the moon landing.

Space

The US Congress is holding UFO hearings this week. What might we learn?

The chorus of voices calling for the U.S. government to spill the beans on possible alien visitation of Earth is louder than ever. But are we ready for such a revelation?

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Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May to release 3D atlas of asteroid

The rocker astrophysicist is co-author of a three-dimensional atlas of Bennu, an asteroid explored by the Osiris-Rex probe in 2020

Space

China is sending zebrafish to the Tiangong space station

China is planning to send zebrafish to its space station in the future as part of experiments that aid research into mitigating bone loss in astronauts.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope stars in breathtaking new IMAX documentary

The James Webb Space Telescope stars in "Deep Sky," a new IMAX documentary from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn coming in October 2023.

LiveScience

Master copy of the Voyager Golden Record, designed as an audio postcard for intelligent aliens, is up for auction

Carl Sagan's personal copy of the Voyager Golden Record contains 27 pieces of music and 22 minutes of sound meant to capture the beauty of life on Earth.

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Salon

Alien contact could be a disaster

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

LiveScience

'Swarm of boulders' in space shows the gory aftermath of NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has left a vast field of rubble strewn around asteroid Dimorphos, Hubble images show.

Inverse

You Need to Watch Christopher Nolan's Sci-Fi Masterpiece on Amazon Prime ASAP

When Christopher Nolan made 'Interstellar,' he made a wonderful science fiction film that is basically peerless. Here's why it still holds up almost a decade later.

Space

NASA searches for climate solutions as global temperatures reach record highs

Scientists with NASA discussed the urgency of climate change mitigation and the innovations that can help us reach our environmental goals.

LiveScience

First contact with aliens could easily end in genocide, scholars warn

SETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?

Inverse

LG’s NASA-Inspired Coffee Maker Is an Homage to Apollo 11's Lunar Lander

The latest experimental offering from LG Labs comes in a NASA-inspired coffee maker that can combine two coffee pods.

Space

How California museum is protecting space shuttle Endeavour against earthquakes

Even before it opened, the exhibit of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles elicited one question perhaps more than any other: Can it survive an earthquake?

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