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This Newly Discovered Asteroid, Almost Half a Mile Wide, Just Set a New Speed Record

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A new video provides a front-row seat to a cosmic drama that has been playing out for centuries.

Since 1604, when astronomers around the world recorded a new ‘star’ that appeared in the sky, humans have watched its evolution unfold.

We now know…

NASA has postponed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) and is considering bringing back its crew early due to a medical issue that arose on Wednesday (Jan. 7) with one of the astronauts on board, the agency said.

The…

Weird, Wobbling Black Hole Jets Can Shape Entire Galaxies

An alien-like Mola mola surprised surfers as it surfaced along the San Diego coastline, ultimately dying and washing ashore.

“A rare Mola mola (ocean sunfish) washed up on our shore at Cardiff State Beach today,” San Diego State Lifeguards…

New satellite images of what was once the largest iceberg in the world show warning signs of its imminent demise, revealing extensive pools of aquamarine blue water melting on its surface.

NASA’s Earth-observing Terra satellite…

A shock wave, far away in space, might be the telltale sign of the first confirmed “runaway” supermassive black hole, escaping its host galaxy at 2.2 million miles per hour (3.6 million km/h).

The potential confirmation by the James Webb Space…

Archeologists Just Found a 2,000-Year-Old Battle Trumpet That May Be Linked to Queen Boudica

A powerful new telescope in South America is already offering tantalizing hints of what it can do.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory began studying the heavens from a Chilean mountaintop last spring, and its “first light” images wowed astronomers…