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'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in a star. It is likely a direct descendant of one of the universe's first stars.

LiveScience

Alien Invasion 2025: Why NASA's Calm Response to 3I/ATLAS Has Conspiracy Theorists Suspicious

Conspiracy theorists and amateur astronomers claim November 2025 marks a historic alien invasion (64 days away). They point to unexplained space signals and objects defying gravity near Earth.

International Business Times UK

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.

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Asteroid discovered only 2 days ago just flew by Earth closer than the moon

A small asteroid, called 2025 TP5, safely flew by our planet on Oct. 15 at about a quarter of the distance to the moon.

Space

Aliens may have stopped trying to contact humans because they simply got bored, Nasa scientist claims

Astrophysicist suggests ‘radical mundanity’ is answer to the ‘great silence’ in the galaxy

The Independent UK

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring

Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's second-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.

Space

65 Movies Based On True Stories That Feel Impossible To Believe

Explore 65 incredible movies based on true stories that seem impossible! These picks help history come alive with unbelievable experiences.

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Space Live: the new TV channel streaming absolutely spellbinding footage of Earth … forever

ITVX’s perpetual real-time broadcast from the International Space Station is awe-inspiring … until it gets boring. But even though it’s hard to watch for long, it’s a humbling reminder of who we are

The Guardian - UK

We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing

A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning astronauts on NASA's future Artemis III mission may be able to collect valuable samples of ancient radioactive material, known as KREEP.

LiveScience

Did a NASA exoplanet-hunting balloon really 'crash' in Texas? Not according to the scientist behind the flight

NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news reports got a little confused.

Space

Could NASA really put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030? |Euronews Tech Talks

NASA’s plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon has raised questions about the US space strategy and renewed curiosity about the use of nuclear energy beyond Earth. Euronews Tech Talks hosted nuclear energy experts to discuss.

Euronews

NASA lays off 550 employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in sweeping 'realignment' of workforce

NASA has announced a new wave of layoffs at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the agency undergoes a sweeping "realignment" of its workforce.

Space

Aurora alert! Several coronal mass ejections are racing toward Earth and could spark impressive northern lights this week

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America.

Space

He’s been to space, ran NASA and can do 40 pushups at IHOP. Here’s why Bill Nelson thinks Musk must rethink his Mars plan

The former NASA astronaut and the agency’s 14th administrator says it’s not a matter of if we go to the Red Planet — but when

The Independent UK

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Trump admin to conquer moon, Sean Duffy says moonbase construction begins in 2027

I can't pay no doctor bills / but Trumpy's on the moon.

Space

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-imaging satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched a radar satellite for Synspective today (Oct. 14), the seventh spacecraft it has lofted for the Japanese Earth-observation company.

Euronews

SpaceX successfully launches 11th test flight of giant Starship rocket

Starship carried up eight mock satellites mimicking SpaceX’s Starlinks. The entire flight lasted just over an hour, originating from Starbase near the Mexican border.

The Conversation

How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion) James Webb Space Telescope. There had not been such a leap forward in telescope technology since Hubble was launched in 1990.

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The Independent UK

SpaceX launches 11th test flight of Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket

Musk’s aerospace company wanted the rocket to make it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time

Space

How do asteroids spin in space? The answer could help us prevent a catastrophic Earth impact

From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could one day save Earth.

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NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations

In 2030, the International Space Station will be deorbited: driven into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean.

Space

Uranus and Neptune may not be 'ice giants' after all, new research suggests

We actually know very little about what's going on inside Uranus and Neptune, causing researchers to propose that these planets be called "rocky giants" instead.

International Business Times UK

3I/ATLAS Comet Or Spaceship? Scientists Point Out Anomalies That Show Interstellar Object Might Have Alien Tech

Scientists like Avi Loeb spotlight anomalies hinting at alien tech as it hurtles past Mars on 3 October. NASA & ESA track this potential spaceship—could it change everything?

Benzinga

Meet The Startup Building The Amazon Of Space: Inversion Launches Arc To Deliver Cargo Anywhere On Earth In 60 Minutes Or Less

A 25-person startup in Los Angeles has introduced a technology that could enable Amazon-style (NASDAQ:AMZN) logistics in space. Inversion, an aerospace and defense technology company, on Oct. 1 unveiled Arc, a space-based delivery vehicle capable of transporting cargo to any location on Earth in under an hour.

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Incredible telescope image shows baby exoplanet being born

A baby exoplanet has been spotted nestled inside a ring around its young parent star, offering a never-before-seen view of planet formation.

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