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Mystery of spaceship-shaped object has been solved, scientists say
Astronomers found it in 2017. It's speeding up.
By Mark Kaufman
Bad fungus is spreading in hospitals at an 'alarming rate.' What to know.
The CDC is taking this fungal infection seriously.
By Mark Kaufman
Webb telescope spots unusual world with terrifying clouds
It's a perpetual, blistering sandstorm.
Lava poured out of a volcano on Venus, scientists find
How did the planet evolve into Earth's "evil twin?"
Hubble stuns with new glittering star cluster image
A brilliant disco ball of stars.
What is sargassum? The giant blob of seaweed hitting Florida
The mass of algae stinking up spring break 2023.
By Mike Pearl
How Mars rovers could explore vast uncharted caves
Could microbes live within these mysterious Martian holes?
Yes, NASA astronauts will still pee in their new spacesuits
Axiom Space partially revealed a prototype for the Artemis III moonwalks.
Webb telescope captures star on the brink of supernova
The space observatory snapped a brief, colorful teaser to an exploding supernova.
A newly discovered asteroid could, but probably won't, hit earth in 2046
At a 1-in-600 chance to collide with Earth, officials believe impact to be "extremely unlikely".
Webb telescope just saw more galaxies in a snapshot than Hubble's deepest look
And scientists have only seen four percent of the data so far.
NASA's sci-fi space cup holds a drink without gravity
No lid or straw is necessary for this futuristic mug.
Earth's water came from super deep space, and it's older than you can imagine
The cosmos is teeming with water.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA spacecraft beams back tantalizing images of volcanic world Io
On this wild Jupiter moon, magma constantly erupts onto the surface.
By Mark Kaufman
How worried should we be about Solar Flares?
"It's not like a big solar flare is going to knock everyone out tomorrow."
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman
NASA reveals its moon spacecraft was damaged as it plummeted to Earth
The Artemis II mission is expected to take astronauts around the moon as early as 2024.
NASA rover spots striking clouds in Martian sunsets
Scientists say these are the clearest shots of sun rays on Mars they've ever seen.
Solar flares are happening a lot more. How you'll know if one's a problem.
"It's the space equivalent of hurricane season."
By Mark Kaufman
The high seas can finally be protected under new UN treaty
From environmental stuff — not, like, pirates.
By Amanda Yeo
A cosmonaut was stranded in space. Now a pop star tells the story.
When it came to sharing Sergei Krikalev's harrowing tale, NSYNC's Lance Bass said "It's gonna be me."
Ancient astronomers saw a star explode. Scientists just captured the aftermath.
1,800 years ago, people spotted a mysterious burst in the sky.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA smacked an asteroid with a spacecraft. Watch what happened next.
Move over, "Armageddon." This is a real asteroid-kicking movie.
A black hole is quickly destroying a cloud of gas. Here's why.
This violent event is happening right now in the Milky Way
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman
