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The best space images of 2025, from cosmic spiders to interstellar comets
2025 was a colossal year for space photography. Here are the shots that defined the cosmos.
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Astronomers catch a black hole “UFO” in real time – a first-of-its-kind cosmic event
Astronomers have observed an ultrafast outflow (UFO) forming immediately after a black hole for the first time in human history. The outflow reached 19% of the speed of light, revealing extreme physics unfolding on a human timescale.
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First human mission to Mars urged to make search for life a priority
The search for past or present life on Mars should be the top priority for the first human mission to the Red Planet, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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New images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal twin tails ahead of December flyby
Invigorating new images have been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and Juice (or Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer) of the resplendent light of 3I/ATLAS, setting the stage for its closest approach to Earth on December 19th.
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Trump's NASA pick to tell Congress about moon race with China, deep-space ambition
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's pick to lead NASA, will tell senators on Wednesday that he wants to expand investments in nuclear propulsion and commercial efforts to help the US return to the moon before China.
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Radio technicolor reveals the Milky Way like never before
Astronomers have mapped the Milky Way in stunning radio color, revealing exploding stars, newborn stellar nurseries, and tens of thousands of radio sources orbiting around us.
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3I/ATLAS: Should you book your holiday before October 29th?
As scientists worldwide speculate about the giant comet 3I/ATLAS, we look to NASA, the Galileo Project, and other sources to try to make sense of it all.
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Space junk goes rogue and touches down in rural Texas
A woman in Texas sees an unidentified flying object the size of an SUV drifting through the sky. Little does she know she would soon get a call from NASA.
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Are we the trailer park of the Milky Way? Reddit’s take on the Fermi UFO / UAP paradox
The Fermi paradox, a core puzzle in UFO/ UAP research, asks: “If the universe is full of habitable worlds, where is everybody?” A viral Reddit thread reignited the debate, mixing alien life theories with sharp critiques of humanity’s cosmic worth.
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Born dry – the cosmic impact that made Earth blue
A violent collision with the hypothetical planet Theia may have delivered Earth’s water and set the stage for life.
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Scientists predict black hole fireworks that could unlock the universe’s secrets
Scientists are talking about “black hole fireworks,” blasts that could crack open some of the universe’s secrets.
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The Wow Signal – why science’s biggest alien mystery still haunts us
Astronomers are still haunted by the Wow Signal, a 72-second radio burst from 1977 that defies every earthly explanation
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Aliens might already be listening: are they mapping Earth’s cosmic signals?
Earth’s radio signals may already be reaching alien civilizations, according to new research from Penn State and NASA.
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NASA’s Webb finds a new moon that Voyager missed – expanding Uranus’s chaotic family
NASA’s James Webb Telescope has discovered a tiny new moon orbiting Uranus, revealing fresh clues about the planet’s violent history and its complex system of rings and satellites
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That’s not astrology, it’s oncology: Tumors are now orbiting for science
Who would have thought that the International Space Station would, in a way, become a whole new cancer research centre? Yes, scientists are now growing real human tumors in space, and there is a good reason why.
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NASA debunks viral “doomsday eclipse” – No, the world won’t go dark on Aug. 2
A viral TikTok claims the world will go dark for six minutes on August 2 – but NASA says the “doomsday eclipse” is fake, and the real total solar blackout isn’t coming until 2027.
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NASA, Russian space agency hold rare meeting to discuss lunar program, International Space Station
NASA's new temporary administrator, Sean Duffy, on Thursday held a rare face-to-face meeting in Florida with the chief of Russia's space agency, Dmitry Bakanov, where they discussed cooperation on the moon and maintaining the two space powers' longstanding relationship on the International Space Station, Roscosmos said.
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Italian space agency signs contract to develop the first human lunar outpost by 2033
Aerospace group Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Italian Space Agency ASI said on Friday they have signed a contract to develop the first human lunar outpost, an important step in the NASA-led Artemis moon exploration program.
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NASA hacks and fixes malfunctioning camera 370 million miles from Earth
In a major feat, NASA has managed to remotely hack and fix a camera on the Juno craft that it sent to Jupiter.
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Three-person IVF helps prevent inherited diseases, scientists say
Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilization technique, scientists from Newcastle University reported on Wednesday.
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