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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth thanks to solar storms

A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that's in danger of crashing back to Earth.

Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...
autoevolution

Telescope Uses Ripples in Space-Time to Detect a Huge Planet for the First Time

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) revealed a distant planet located 40,000 light-years away using microlensing for the first time.

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...
The News International

'Alien gun' on Mars? Resurfaced viral NASA photo sparks fresh extraterrestrial theories

In the 21st century, the theories regarding the existence of aliens refuse to dial down. Now, the recently resurfaced NASA photo of Martian planet has gone viral on various social media ...
Scientific American

The White House goes all in on aliens with new UAP Science Advisory Council

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to ...

Does Avi Loeb—Head of the White House’s New UFO Council—Know Something the Rest of Us Don’t?

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb argues 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar objects may hint at alien technology, drawing fame, ...

TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data

For the first time, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to its warping of space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting ...
Science News

This space telescope is falling. A robotic spacecraft may save it

A private rocket mission aims to boost NASA’s Swift telescope before its orbit decays, extending its hunt for gamma-ray ...

Does Avi Loeb Know Something the Rest of Us Don’t?

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb argues 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar objects may hint at alien technology, drawing fame, funding, and fierce criticism.