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Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new 'echo map' technique suggests

A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.

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Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?

As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.

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Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid

An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.

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A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 — and it's not SpaceX

A California-based company will design, build and launch a spacecraft for NASA's Aeolus mission to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily measurements of the planet's global environment.

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'This is not like life that we’ve experienced' 'Star City' cast on struggling to relate to the brutality of Soviet existence in Apple TV's For All Mankind' spin-off

"I don’t have a relatable thing. This is not like life that we’ve experienced."

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The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks this week. Here's what to expect

The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts.

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'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it. (video)

NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?

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Menstruation in space will be studied for 1st time with 'Operation Period'

Maybe the next Sally Ride won't be asked the "100 tampons" question.

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Annie Easley, a hero of NASA | Space photo of the day for June 19, 2026

Easley was a human computer for the agency who helped with building the Centaur upper-stage rocket.

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Want to start stargazing? Here's why June is the perfect time for newcomers

Short nights and bright stars make the midsummer night sky surprisingly beginner-friendly.

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Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year

Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.

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Scientists trace high-energy ghost particle to the 'Shadow Blaster' galaxy

"If confirmed, Shadow Blaster would be the first-ever individual dusty star-forming galaxy directly linked to a high-energy neutrino event."

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous 'Pink Planet'

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that one of the coldest exoplanets ever discovered, the so-called Pink Planet, harbors a salty surprise.

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Jared Leto's unreal Skeletor transformation for 'Masters of the Universe' only took '15 minutes' (interview)

'He was a joy to work with on set, he really was. He was a lot of fun and there was this charismatic presence every day.'

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SpaceX launches new batch of US spy satellites from California (video)

SpaceX launched the latest batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Friday morning (June 19).

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Sun-like star may have swallowed an exoplanet with help from a mysterious companion: 'You are what you eat, right?'

"That's what makes this field so exciting. You really are solving a mystery."

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Astrophotographer captures a cosmic lagoon glowing 5,200 light-years from Earth (photo)

The Lagoon Nebula is best spotted in the months surrounding August in the Northern Hemisphere.

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These Mars valleys are hiding 30 dust devils | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2026

Europe's Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet — and dust devils dot the alien landscape.

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'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.

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Astronomers solve the mystery of black holes' delayed cosmic 'burps'

A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio "burps" years after eating stars, giving astronomers a chemical blueprint to predict them early.

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NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on Mars. Could you do the same?

Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?

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One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets

Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star

Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world that really puts the "hot" in "Hot Jupiter."

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Warframe's latest update is all about space combat, constellations, and cosmic mythology

With its latest major update, Digital Extremes makes space for old mechanics and new ideas in the cosmos.

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The 10 best sci-fi TV shows of the 2000s

From 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Lost,' to 'Fringe' and 'Invader Zim,' this all-star roster of sci-fi programming will have you revisiting all these sensational series.

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