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'Alien signal' sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team

1 November, 2024 - 22:00
A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.

Watch Jude Law lead lost kids across the galaxy in new 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' trailer

1 November, 2024 - 21:29
A new trailer has arrived for Disney+'s "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," a new family-oriented live-action series starring Jude Law.

Sun erupts with X-class solar flare on Halloween, causes radio blackouts (video)

1 November, 2024 - 17:47
The sun erupted with an X-class solar flare on Halloween, and solar activity is expected to remain high through Nov. 3.

Can we solve the satellite air pollution problem? Here are 4 possible fixes

1 November, 2024 - 17:00
New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent a new ecological crisis in the future.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams sends Happy Diwali wishes from ISS (video)

1 November, 2024 - 16:30
As millions of people around the world celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams radioed home her share of festive cheer.

'Interstellar' fireballs likely came from within our solar system, study suggests

1 November, 2024 - 16:00
The imprecision in the measurements of claimed interstellar fireballs means it is highly likely they originate in the solar system instead, a new study reports.

Explore Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa in NASA virtual tour (photos)

1 November, 2024 - 15:00
Thanks to images from various NASA spacecraft, we can get an up-close look at the Jupiter ocean moon Europa long before the agency's Europa Clipper probe arrives.

Perseverance rover watches 'googly eye' solar eclipse from Mars (video)

1 November, 2024 - 14:00
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in front of the sun.

November's new moon makes a close pass to Venus tonight

1 November, 2024 - 13:00
The new moon of November 2024 occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

Icy moon of Uranus may have once hid watery secret, Voyager 2 archives reveal

1 November, 2024 - 11:00
Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

31 October, 2024 - 22:00
The partial failure of Starliner’s mission doesn’t help Boeing’s effort to bounce back from its problems. The company’s reputation has not been irreparably damaged, however. Boeing can recover and is taking the right initiatives to re-emphasise a safety culture – something that’s crucial to its business going forward.

Earth sure looks spooky in these 'hyperspectral' images from Europe's Hera asteroid probe

31 October, 2024 - 21:00
These strange shots of Earth are a Halloween treat.

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude

31 October, 2024 - 17:30
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (July 12), shortly after complaining about purported spying activity by the United States.

Dark matter might live in a dense haze around stellar corpses

31 October, 2024 - 16:59
The extreme qualities of neutron stars could mean these dead stellar remnants gather dense clouds of hypothetical particles called "axions" around them, potentially shedding light on dark matter.

Fight space ghosts as an astronaut cat in spooky Halloween 2024 Google Doodle

31 October, 2024 - 16:52
Celebrate Halloween with a cosmic new Google Doodle, featuring an astronaut cat vanquishing creepy creatures across Earth's atmosphere.

Comets, supermoon, northern lights, oh my! Amazing photos of the celestial Halloween treats of October 2024

31 October, 2024 - 16:11
A geomagnetic storm, the largest supermoon of the year, a comet and an eerie fireball were among the skywatching treats that haunted the night sky of October 2024.

The Lego Black Panther building set is over $100 off pre-Black Friday

31 October, 2024 - 16:03
The near-3000 piece Lego Black Panther building set is over $100 off ahead of Black Friday and is one of its lowest price this year on Amazon.

Happy Dark Matter Day! Meet the usual — and unusual — suspects in this cosmic mystery

31 October, 2024 - 15:00
Dark matter makes up 85% of the stuff in the cosmos, but scientists have no idea what it is. On Dark Matter Day (Oct. 31), Space.com invites you to interrogate the suspects.

Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

31 October, 2024 - 13:00
China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

Can 'failed stars' have planets? James Webb Space Telescopes offers clues

30 October, 2024 - 22:01
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered brown dwarfs at the heart of planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula. The discovery could help reveal if these "failed stars" can have planets.

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