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This star is so weird, some think it could host an alien megastructure. Now scientists may finally have solved the mystery

Why is the star known as Tabby's Star so weird? What's causing the strange fluctuations in its brightness? Astronomers may have the answer.
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Good morning Mars! New image shows crisp view of morning light over distant Martian mountains. This is what it would be like to walk on the Red Planet

An image of the morning light on Mars and distant cliffs, as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover from the surface of the Red Planet.
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Major breakthrough. Astronomers have found sugar in clouds between stars for the first time, hinting the ingredients for life formed in deep space

Researchers detected the sugar erythrulose in the molecular cloud G+0.693−0.027 near the centre of the Milky Way.
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Search for life on Mars takes major leap forward. Scientists detect longest organic molecules on planet to date

Scientists make discovery analysing rock pulverised for study by Curiosity rover. Largest organic compounds found on the Red ...
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There's an enormous black hole pointing its jet at Earth – and scientists only found it because of a strange flash in deep space

Hidden away behind vast clouds of dust, IRAS 18293-0941 is a binary system with a black hole orbiting a massive, hot star.
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Ever seen the creepy 'doorway' on Mars? We took a closer look at the image. Here's what's really going on

There's a strange feature on Mars that looks like a doorway into a cave. Here's what the image really shows and why it's caused such a stir.
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See the Harvest Moon rise with Saturn this weekend

See the Harvest Moon rise on 26 September 2026 and catch the full Moon close to the planet Saturn in the evening sky.
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'Black dust covered my bed' – the day alien science smashed through a New Jersey roof

The story of the Hillsborough meteorite and how scientists analysing the space rock have found it contains life-supporting ...
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When is the Harvest Moon? From London to Tokyo to New York, key timings for the full Moon this weekend

Key rise times for the Harvest Moon 2026, plus quick beginner-friendly tips for those wanting to make the most of the full ...
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NASA satellite video shows an enormous volcano spewing out lava – from space

This timelapse video captured by a satellite and released by NASA shows lava spreading out from Russia’s Krasheninnikov ...
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Saturn's frozen moon could host alien life, say scientists

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus would theoretically be able to host some forms of microbial life, according to a scientific study.
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We think of comets are harbingers of destruction. But it turns out they may be the reason life on Earth exists at all

Science has strengthened theories that the ingredients for life could have been brought to Earth by comets impacting into our home planet.