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3I/ATLAS Moves Like No Asteroid—Kaku Says Extra Energy Could 'Clinch' Alien Theory

Physicist Michio Kaku says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may reveal signs of intelligent life if it gains energy near the Sun. Its unusual speed and trajectory have scientists divided.

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NASA spots a spooky face glowing on the sun just in time for Halloween (photo)

A haunting grin appeared on the sun as bright active regions and dark coronal holes combined to create a jack-o'-lantern face just in time for Halloween.

Space

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.

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12-year-old discovers 2 possible new asteroids

Siddharth Patel has been watching the sky since the age of five. Fresh off two possible asteroid discoveries, he's taking a big step toward his astronaut dream.

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1st samples ever collected from the moon's far side could help reveal where Earth got its water

Fragments of CI chondrite meteorites, which are space rocks that are typically rich in water, have turned up in the sample collected from the moon's South Pole-Aitken basin by China's Chang'e 6 mission.

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1st cosmic view from 4MOST looks pure sci-fi | Space photo of the day for Oct. 28, 2025

The 4MOST instrument on the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope has captured its first light.

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See a colossal 'X' and 'V' appear on the moon after sunset tonight

Turn your telescope on the moon at sunset on Oct. 28 to see a colossal "X" and "V" form on the lunar surface as sunlight picks out broken terrain along the terminator.

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This little-known Gemini trick is the secret to fact-checking — and it’s more accurate than ChatGPT

Gemini’s Deep Thinking mode and Search Grounding combo helps Google’s AI verify facts, plan reasoning and deliver answers you can actually trust. Here’s why it’s my favorite.

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Would the Vatican Baptise an Alien? Pope Leo's Astronomer Shocks with 'Yes' as Faith Faces ET Question

Father Richard D'Souza said all life forms are God's creation, and would be entitled to join the Catholic Church.

International Business Times UK

Scientists discover 3 Earth-size exoplanets that may have double sunsets — like Tatooine in Star Wars

Using NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter, astronomers have discovered a strange arrangement of exoplanets around tight binary stars that shouldn't be.

Space

'Once Upon a Time in Space': How to watch the latest BBC space documentary series from anywhere in the world

Follow the space program since the moon landing in the four-part documentary "Once Upon a Time in Space". Here’s how to watch it anywhere on the planet.

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids. Here's how

While interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will not come near our planet, future ones may. A new campaign seeks to improve orbit predictions.

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Glowing meteor trail photobombs Comet Lemmon in incredible telescope footage. 'A pure perspective miracle'

A meteor photobombed the patch of sky containing Comet Lemmon on Oct. 24, wrapping it in a glowing trail.

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Awakening an interstellar wanderer: Surprising nickel detection in Comet 3I/ATLAS

Our team detected glowing nickel vapor in the gas surrounding the incoming interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS at an extraordinary distance from the sun, where temperatures remain far too cold for metals to normally vaporize.

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ESA's lunar lander on a simulated moon | Space photo of the day for Oct. 27, 2025

With the Argonaut lunar lander and the LUNA simulation facility in Germany, the European Space Agency is building the technology and training to have life on the moon.

International Business Times

Earthbeams? When the Cosmos Rings The Alarm: 3I/ATLAS Is Here

The passage of 3I/ATLAS through our solar system is not a threat this time, but it is a wake-up call. The alarm has rung. Are we listening?

International Business Times

Alien Tech or Natural Phenomenon? 3I/ATLAS Emits Pure Nickel Gas That Baffles NASA Scientists

Why is interstellar object 3I/ATLAS venting pure nickel without iron? This cosmic anomaly defies chemistry, fuelling a fierce scientific debate: Is it a rare natural wonder or an artificial relic?

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See Comet Lemmon cross paths with a cosmic serpent tonight

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will pass through the neck of the great celestial serpent represented by the constellation Serpens Caput on the nights of Oct. 26-27.

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Could we blast space debris out of harm's way with ion beams?

A new space debris removal project, ALBATOR, plans to tackle the growing debris problem in orbit.

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'No spacecraft would survive': Europe simulates catastrophic solar storm to warn of real risks

Europe has just run its most extreme space weather simulation yet — a scenario so severe that no spacecraft was left unscathed.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Says China's Falcon 9 Rival Might Outperform In 5 Years 'If They Are Lucky,' Notes SpaceX Will Be Launching Starship By Then

Elon Musk on Saturday stated that SpaceX's Chinese rival, LandSpace Technology's Zhuque-3 launch vehicle, might outperform the Falcon 9 "if they are lucky," but it could still take a few years.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 183 — Lunar Lander Wanted! Apply Within

On Episode 183 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Mike Wall to discuss NASA's pursuit to beat the Chinese to a human landing on the moon.

Space

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its record 135th orbital mission of the year

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites from California today (Oct. 25). It was the 135th orbital launch of 2025 for the company, setting a new record.

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Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky

Here's where 5 of NASA's most famous spacecraft can be found in the October sky.

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Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

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