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James Webb Space Telescope spots a gassy baby galaxy throwing a tantrum in the early universe

The astronomers estimate that this galaxy will deplete itself of gas in only a few hundred million years.

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SpaceX launches the 100th mission of the year from Florida's Space Coast (video)

SpaceX launched 29 of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (Nov. 20), on the 100th mission of the year to take off from Florida's Space Coast.

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Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket remained strikingly clean and white after two trips through Earth's atmosphere last week. Here's why the booster stayed largely char-free.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots rapidly feeding supermassive black hole in the infant universe: 'This discovery is truly remarkable.'

"This challenges our understanding of black hole and galaxy formation in the early universe."

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will build a 'super heavy' version of its powerful New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin plans to build an even more powerful version of its partially reusable New Glenn rocket, which aced its second-ever launch just last week.

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Earth and Theia smashed to birth the moon, but did they first start out as close neighbors?

"The most convincing scenario is that most of the building blocks of Earth and Theia originated in the inner solar system. Earth and Theia are likely to have been neighbors."

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AI helps build the most detailed Milky Way simulation ever, mapping 100 billion stars

A record-breaking number of stars has been mapped by a new model that speeds up processing time while allowing smaller scale events, such as supernova explosions, to be incorporated into the simulation alongside larger-scale galactic processes.

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Spot Uranus shining at its brightest this year — here's what to expect on Nov. 21

Uranus will appear opposite the sun in Earth's sky on Nov. 21.

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Rubin Observatory peers into the 'hidden universe' and discovers stream of stars longer than our entire Milky Way

"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden universe shapes the realms that we can see."

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SpaceX rocket launches 140 satellites into orbit on Transporter-15, aces landing at sea (video)

SpaceX will launch more than 100 different payloads today (Nov. 20) on the Transporter 15 rideshare mission.

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ISS astronauts see comet Lemmon 'absorbed' by aurora | Space photo of the day for Nov. 20, 2025

It's not every day you see both a comet and an aurora from low Earth orbit.

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Amazon says 'indeed' to a new 'Stargate' show for Prime Video

Chevron 7 is locked, as Amazon greenlights a new 'Stargate' show for Prime Video led by longtime franchise figure Martin Gero.

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James Webb Space Telescope captures 'one-of-a-kind' triple star system that looks like a cosmic embryo (image)

The unique system features two rare Wolf-Rayet stars, and a supergiant companion that is interrupting the flow of the dust shells that the two Wolf-Rayet stars cast off.

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NASA reveals new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from across the solar system: 'It looks and behaves like a comet'

NASA has pointed its fleet of spacecraft at comet 3I/ATLAS to collect new footage of the interstellar invader. The agency has also said "all evidence points to it being a comet."

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Senate to hold hearing for billionaire Jared Isaacman's re-nomination as NASA chief on Dec. 3

The U.S. Senate will hold a hearing on Dec. 3 to consider the re-nomination of billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as NASA chief.

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shines in new image captured after close pass by the sun (photo)

"For me, it is particularly interesting to see how such an interstellar object evolves."

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6 things you might have missed in the new 'Fallout' Season 2 trailer (video)

All roads lead to New Vegas as Prime Video's sci-fi series returns Dec. 17.

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The moon is farther from Earth tonight than it will be until 2043

The most distant moon since March 2020 takes to the sky today, but you won't be able to see it.

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Rocket Lab launches hypersonic test flight for US military (photo)

Rocket Lab launched its HASTE suborbital vehicle for the sixth time ever on Tuesday (Nov. 18), sending several test payloads up for the U.S. military.

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'Predator: Badlands' remembers that action movies should be fun

The latest 'Predator' is a fun throwback to the '80s and '90s, when silliness and comedy were a key part of the action formula

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Pilot captures jaw-dropping northern lights show from 36,000 feet (photos)

When a severe G4 geomagnetic storm hit, this Dreamliner pilot had the perfect front-row seat.

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Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaks apart in incredible telescope photos

Astronomer Gianluca Masi captured breathtaking imagery of solar system comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking into multiple pieces after being warmed by the sun.

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Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane

Katalyst Space Technologies will use Northrop Grumman's air-launched Pegasus rocket for its upcoming mission, which will send a spacecraft to boost the orbit of NASA's Swift space telescope.

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Lasers target the Tarantula Nebula with 'artificial stars' | Space photo of the day for Nov. 19, 2025

The Very Large Telescope's interferometer targeted four lasers toward the Tarantula Nebula to create an artificial star.

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Scientists just discovered a new crater on the moon — they call it a 'freckle'

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has identified a never-before-seen crater on the moon's surface.

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