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How fast is the universe expanding? Astronomers may be one step closer to resolving 'Hubble trouble'

The local universe may be expanding more slowly than previously thought, a discovery that could relieve a pesky discrepancy known as the Hubble tension.

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100 years after Robert Goddard's 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program to extend humanity's reach into deep space.

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Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like rotten eggs.

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'Villains are the heroes of their own movie': We chat to 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' showrunners about building an iconic Trek villain

'It promises that this is just the beginning of the story for these characters. There's so much more to tell.'

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Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026

Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.

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The new 'Disclosure Day trailer just dropped, and now we think it's a secret sequel to 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

'That truth will upend all established order across the entire world.'

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No sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless 'rogue' planets

Exomoons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid water for billions of years, offering potential habitats for life deep in interstellar space.

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2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today

Robert Goddard's innovations in liquid-fueled rockets — assisted by his wife, Esther — still resonate 100 years after his pioneering flight.

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Astrophotographer spends nearly 70 hours capturing a delicate blue nebula in Orion (photo)

Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in the constellation Orion.

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A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it

As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and structure, potentially revealing clues as to what lies within them.

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Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 201 — Born to Explore

On Episode 201 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Jay Gallentine to talk about former Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manager John Casani.

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Boys from the Dwarf: Looking back at 'Red Dwarf', the sci-fi show that had a huge impact on my childhood

Red Dwarf's scouse technician Dave Lister was the last human alive, a down-on-his-luck slobbish space-hero long before Peter Quill guarded the galaxy.

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Galaxy season: Spring brings deep space wonder to the northern hemisphere night sky

Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.

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Arizona's Meteor Crater is still revealing new secrets 50,000 years later

Arizona's Meteor Crater remains 'the perfect natural laboratory' for studying what happens when meteors strike Earth, scientists say.

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Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe

Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.

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Sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' comes to life in hilarious marketing prank (video)

It's just a prank, bro!

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Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission

Russia plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus in 2036, continuing the Soviet Union's legacy of exploring there in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

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'Disclosure Day': Release date, plot, cast, & everything else we know about Spielberg's sci-fi return

Steven Spielberg returns to sci-fi with a somber UFO invasion flick this summer

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The March full moon glows red through Saharan dust in eerie composite view

Saharan dust and atmospheric filtering combined to give the moon a dramatic red hue.

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Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026

A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.

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NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan

Dragonfly will explore the giant Saturn moon Titan by air, helping scientists learn about the proto-ingredients of life on the satellite's hazy surface.

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How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will launch astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, comes with undeniable risk. But quantifying that risk is a tall order.

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SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say

SpaceX's plan to launch one million orbiting data centers to space worries astronomers, who say the satellite streaks caused by the proposed constellation would severely impair observations.

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'Rick and Morty' season 9 promises 'No AI slop! Just Grade A organic slop' when it drops on Adult Swim later this year

Adult Swim's wild animated sensation is back for more sci-fi insanity in May.

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