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7 planets in the trappist-1 solar system
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A whopping seven Earth-size planets were just found orbiting a nearby star

By Sarah Fecht

Just how far away are the exoplanets we’ve found?
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Just how far away are the exoplanets we’ve found?

By Michael Koziol

No one really knows how to name exoplanets
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No one really knows how to name exoplanets

By Michael Koziol

After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope
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After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope

By Knvul Sheikh

What’s Inside Proxima Centauri B, Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor
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What’s Inside Proxima Centauri B, Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor

By Charles Q. Choi

Deep Space Travel Could Damage Astronauts’ Brains
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Deep Space Travel Could Damage Astronauts’ Brains

By Kate Baggaley

The Universe May Contain 10 Times More Galaxies Than We Thought
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The Universe May Contain 10 Times More Galaxies Than We Thought

By Sarah Fecht

Pale Blue Dot
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‘Project Blue’ Aims To Take The First Snapshot Of A Twin Earth

By Mary Beth Griggs

Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies
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Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies

By Samantha Cole

What It’s Like To Spacewalk For The First Time
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What It’s Like To Spacewalk For The First Time

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How We Could See The New ‘Earth-Like’ Planet Up Close
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How We Could See The New ‘Earth-Like’ Planet Up Close

By Charles Q. Choi

Proxima b, one of 5,000 confirmed exoplanets.
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Our Closest Neighboring Star Has A Rocky, Earth-Sized Planet In Its Habitable Zone

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow
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Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Space Mining Company Will Launch An Asteroid-Surveying Spacecraft By 2020
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Space Mining Company Will Launch An Asteroid-Surveying Spacecraft By 2020

By Kate Baggaley

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Scientists Are Using Wormholes To Make Black Holes Less Weird

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Matt Damon leans against a rover
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Deep Space Radiation May Cause Heart Problems In Future Mars Explorers

By Sarah Fecht

Two Faraway Planets May Have Atmospheres That Can Support Life
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Two Faraway Planets May Have Atmospheres That Can Support Life

By Kate Baggaley

How Juno Broke The Distance Record For Solar-Powered Spacecraft
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How Juno Broke The Distance Record For Solar-Powered Spacecraft

By Shannon Stirone

Jupiter's auroras
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See Jupiter’s Psychedelic Auroras Like Never Before

By Samantha Cole

Black Hole
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This Is Probably What A Black Hole Shredding A Star Looks Like

By Mary Beth Griggs

Gravitational Waves From Colliding Black Holes Detected Again
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Gravitational Waves From Colliding Black Holes Detected Again

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

It’s Raining Frigid Gas At This Giant Black Hole
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It’s Raining Frigid Gas At This Giant Black Hole

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

We May Soon Capture The First Real Image Of A Black Hole
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We May Soon Capture The First Real Image Of A Black Hole

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought
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The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought

By Lindsey Kratochwill

smoking gun
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1,284 New Planets, A New Skin, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

By Claire Maldarelli

Luxembourg Announces New Asteroid Mining Spacecraft: Prospector-X
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Luxembourg Announces New Asteroid Mining Spacecraft: Prospector-X

By Mary Beth Griggs

The 12 craziest Hubble pictures of all time
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The 12 craziest Hubble pictures of all time

By Josh Hrala

All The Habitable Planets (Ok, Just Three) Are Hanging Out Around This Ultracool Star
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All The Habitable Planets (Ok, Just Three) Are Hanging Out Around This Ultracool Star

By Mary Beth Griggs

Hubble Spies A Moon Orbiting A Distant Dwarf Planet
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Hubble Spies A Moon Orbiting A Distant Dwarf Planet

By Mary Beth Griggs

Hubble Bubble
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Hubble Catches A Star Blowing A Bubble

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA Wants New Designs For Ways We Could Live In Deep Space
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NASA Wants New Designs For Ways We Could Live In Deep Space

By Sarah Fecht

Alpha Centauri And Beta Centauri
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Why Go To Alpha Centauri?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Supermassive Black Holes Are More Common Than We Thought
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Supermassive Black Holes Are More Common Than We Thought

By Mary Beth Griggs

Distant Gas Giant Planet Found Orbiting Three Stars
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Distant Gas Giant Planet Found Orbiting Three Stars

By Mary Beth Griggs

Alien Planets With Super Salty Oceans Could Be Habitable
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Alien Planets With Super Salty Oceans Could Be Habitable

By Mary Beth Griggs

Distant Galaxy
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A Galaxy Extremely Far, Far Away

By Mary Beth Griggs

Earth May Be Unique In The Universe
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Earth May Be Unique In The Universe

By Sarah Fecht

NASA Gets Serious About Its Next Big Telescope
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NASA Gets Serious About Its Next Big Telescope

By Sarah Fecht

Animation: The Black Hole Collision That Created Today’s Gravitational Wave Announcement
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Animation: The Black Hole Collision That Created Today’s Gravitational Wave Announcement

By Sarah Fecht

NASA Just Released Even More Awesome Interplanetary Travel Posters
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NASA Just Released Even More Awesome Interplanetary Travel Posters

By Sarah Fecht

Luxembourg Wants To Become Earth’s Hub For Asteroid Mining
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Luxembourg Wants To Become Earth’s Hub For Asteroid Mining

By Sarah Fecht

NASA Is Running Out Of Plutonium For Spacecraft, But A New Plan Could Help
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NASA Is Running Out Of Plutonium For Spacecraft, But A New Plan Could Help

By Sarah Fecht

This Is The Highest Resolution Astronomical Image Ever Taken
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This Is The Highest Resolution Astronomical Image Ever Taken

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Reason We Haven’t Met Aliens May Be That They Don’t Live Long Enough
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The Reason We Haven’t Met Aliens May Be That They Don’t Live Long Enough

By Mary Beth Griggs

Can Virtual Reality Help Keep Astronauts Sane In Space?
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Can Virtual Reality Help Keep Astronauts Sane In Space?

By Sarah Fecht

Find Alien Planets That Could Support Life With This Amazing Chart
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Find Alien Planets That Could Support Life With This Amazing Chart

By Katie Peek

James Webb Space Telescope Books A Ride On A European Rocket
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James Webb Space Telescope Books A Ride On A European Rocket

By Sarah Fecht

Watch Hundreds Of Exoplanets Twirl Around Their Stars In This Mesmerizing Animation
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Watch Hundreds Of Exoplanets Twirl Around Their Stars In This Mesmerizing Animation

By Sarah Fecht

Scientists Witness The Development Of Baby Planets For The First Time
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Scientists Witness The Development Of Baby Planets For The First Time

By Sarah Fecht

Construction Begins On The Giant Magellan Telescope
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Construction Begins On The Giant Magellan Telescope

By Sarah Fecht

Nearby ‘Venus Twin’ Could Be Clue To Finding Inhabited Planets
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Nearby ‘Venus Twin’ Could Be Clue To Finding Inhabited Planets

By Sarah Fecht

Artist's impression of the planet
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Weather On Sunless Planet Is Cloudy With A Chance Of Molten Iron Rain

By Mary Beth Griggs

Watch A Star Get Shredded By A Black Hole In This Beautiful And Terrifying Animation
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Watch A Star Get Shredded By A Black Hole In This Beautiful And Terrifying Animation

By Mary Beth Griggs

General Relativity: 100 Years Old And Still Full Of Surprises
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General Relativity: 100 Years Old And Still Full Of Surprises

By Corey S. Powell

Have We Detected Megastructures Built By Aliens Around A Distant Star?
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Have We Detected Megastructures Built By Aliens Around A Distant Star?

By Sarah Fecht

Is Space Mining Legal?
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Is Space Mining Legal?

By Sarah Fecht

Brilliant 10: David Kipping Hunts for Moons Around Exoplanets
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Brilliant 10: David Kipping Hunts for Moons Around Exoplanets

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

Could Foods Taste Better On Other Planets Than They Do On Earth?
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Could Foods Taste Better On Other Planets Than They Do On Earth?

By Jamie Flook

Colliding Black Holes May Disrupt The Space-Time Continuum In 100,000 Years
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Colliding Black Holes May Disrupt The Space-Time Continuum In 100,000 Years

By Sarah Fecht

Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar
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Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar

By Sarah Fecht

Stephen Hawking Aims To ‘Get Under The Hood’ Of A Black Hole Paradox
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Stephen Hawking Aims To ‘Get Under The Hood’ Of A Black Hole Paradox

By Sarah Fecht

Vote To Name Alien Planets After Pro Wrestlers, Zombies, Or ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters
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Vote To Name Alien Planets After Pro Wrestlers, Zombies, Or ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters

By Sarah Fecht

A Super Hot, Rocky Planet Has Been Discovered Just 21 Light Years Away
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A Super Hot, Rocky Planet Has Been Discovered Just 21 Light Years Away

By Carl Franzen

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A Simple Way To Retrieve Info You Lost In A Black Hole

By Sarah Fecht

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