Mars orbiter finds evidence of ancient, long-lived rivers on the Red Planet
Rivers could have been raging on ancient Mars for hundreds of thousands of years, a new study finds.
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Cygnus cargo ship leaves space station for free-flying fire mission
A robotic Cygnus cargo ship cast off from the International Space Station on Monday (May 11) to begin a brief,…
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See the moon near Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky Tuesday
The moon will make a close approach to Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
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Space technologies can help solve Earth's challenges (op-ed)
Space exploration technologies have already helped benefit Earth in many ways, especially when it comes to communications, Earth observation and…
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'A truly dark night sky can change someone's life forever': Q&A with 'The World at Night' photobook author Babak Tafreshi
In the photo book “The World at Night” (White Lion Publishing, 2019), astrophotographer and science journalist Babak Tafreshi takes readers…
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In photos: The dazzling 'Super Flower Moon' of May 2020
Space.com readers not only enjoyed the spectacle but snapped some truly incredible photos of the full moon.
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Kepler-88 has a new king! Planet three-times Jupiter's mass discovered in alien star system
A new world has been confirmed in the Kepler-88 planetary system, tipping the scales at three-times the mass of solar…
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Scientists get their best-ever look at Jupiter's atmosphere and storms
It’s always dark and stormy on Jupiter — and now, scientists have gotten their most detailed view of the wild…
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Beyond the movies: 10 essential 'Star Wars' comics
The comic book side of ‘a galaxy far, far away…’
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Four amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece
Almost as interesting as what they knew, however, is what they did not know.
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Inside the world's largest sun-spotting telescope
In January 2020, Space.com had the chance to get up close and personal with the Daniel K. Inoye Solar Telescope,…
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Boba Fett returning for 'The Mandalorian' (played by a familiar face) — report
Boba Fett will appear in the second season of Disney Plus' The Mandalorian, played by veteran Star Wars actor Temuera Morrison, according to The…
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Solar-sailing sentries could allow up-close study of interstellar visitors like 'Oumuamua
A fleet of solar-sailing sentries stationed far from the sun could someday allow scientists to get up-close looks at interstellar…
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See the Full Flower Moon, last supermoon of 2020, bloom in these stunning photos
May’s full moon, also known as the “Flower Moon,” dazzled skywatchers on Thursday (May 7) as it lit up the…
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Biosphere 2: Explore the habitat's history and mystery in these amazing photos
Almost 30 years ago, eight researchers entered a glass-walled recreation of Earth’s collective ecosystems out in the Arizona desert and…
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'Spaceship Earth' is a radical ride through science, quarantine and so much more
The new documentary “Spaceship Earth” breaks the mystery of the Biosphere 2 experiment wide open, revealing the facts in a…
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Japanese probe's asteroid Ryugu encounter hints at space rock's dynamic history
A Japanese spacecraft trekking across the solar system has yet to deliver its precious cargo of space rocks, but its…
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New image captures 'impossible' view of the moon's surface
Photographer Andrew McCarthy photographed the demarcation between the moon’s light and dark sides for two weeks to create this unbelievably…
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Renowned string theorist proposes new way to hunt our solar system's mysterious 'Planet 9'
A new paper by physicist Edward Witten proposes hunting Planet 9 using a fleet of laser-launched probes like Breakthrough Starshots’.
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Elon Musk and Grimes named their baby in honor of the 'coolest plane ever'
Appropriately enough, the name of Elon Musk’s newborn son contains a tribute to pioneering aerospace tech.
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Dead Cassini spacecraft could solve mystery of Saturn's hot atmosphere
A spacecraft that died in 2017 is still providing insights about Saturn, the planet it studied up close for 13…
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Turbulent skies of nearby 'failed star' marked by thick cloud bands
Scientists have spotted evidence of Jupiter-like stripes in the thick atmosphere of a nearby brown dwarf, a new study reports…
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Russia wants to land 3 next-generation Luna spacecraft on the moon by 2025
Russia hasn’t been to the moon since 1976, but the country hopes to soon pick up where it left off.
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Will the 'Full Flower Supermoon' of May actually be 'super'? The experts disagree.
Is the Full Flower Moon on today (May 7) really a supermoon? It depends on who you ask.
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