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Space is a seemingly infinite world of wonder and discovery, filled with mysterious black holes, stunning solar flares, elusive exoplanets and countless cosmic oddities. Our team of expert science writers and editors are ready to hold a James Webb Space Telescope-size lens beyond Earth, keeping those on this planet up to date with the latest space news, articles and features. 

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An image of the sun split in half. The left side shows the sun during solar maximum, where its is more fiery and chaotic, and the right side shows the star during solar minimum, when it is more calm and smooth
Solar maximum could hit us harder and sooner than we thought. How dangerous will the sun's chaotic peak be? The sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity. Experts warn it could potentially begin by the end of 2023, years before initial predictions suggested.
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The Tarantula Nebula
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An artist's impression of a black hole surrounded by stars and bright light

Could a black hole devour the universe?

By Donavyn Coffey published

Black holes can swallow stars, planets and even merge with other black holes, but could a massive one swallow the entire universe?

Black Holes
A close-up of the fiery sun in space

Highest-energy sunlight ever recorded is far beyond what scientists thought possible

By Kiley Price published

Light from the sun can reach energies of nearly 10 trillion electron volts.

Space
A huge loop of fiery plasma bursts out of the sun's surface

Massive solar explosion felt on Earth, the moon and Mars simultaneously for the 1st time ever

By Joanna Thompson published

Instruments in different parts of the solar system all captured radiation from the same coronal mass ejection for the first time ever.

The Sun
Astronaut on a black background hovering in an outer space.

How long could a person survive in space without a spacesuit?

By Andrew Jones published

How long could you survive if thrust into the harsh vacuum of space without protection? The short answer is, not very long.

Space Exploration
An illustration of a stellar mass black hole blasting out a micrcoquasar (inset) the FAST telescope registering emissions from this event

Star-size black hole is emitting radio signals that scientists can't explain

By Robert Lea published

Superfast changes to the intensity of a jet blasting out from a small black hole have been detected for the first time.

Black Holes
A stargazer standing on a plain with many shooting stars streaking overhead

Perseid meteor shower peak on Aug. 12 and 13 will be the 'best in years.' Here's how to watch.

By Jamie Carter published

As many as 100 'shooting stars' per hour will be visible during the moonless peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13.

Meteoroids
Imagine taken by the James Webb Space Telescope of the Ring Nebula (Messier 57). It looks like a glowing green eye surrounded by purple gas.

James Webb telescope captures 'a preview of the sun's distant future' in stunning new Ring Nebula image

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers reveal 'the final chapters of a star's life' in a stunning James Webb Space Telescope's image of the exploding Ring Nebula.

Astronomy
A photo of the moon in its First Quarter phase

What is the moon phase today?

By Colin Stuart last updated

Reference A look at the phases of the moon, from new moon to full moon, including's tonight's lunar phase.

Reference
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Best star projectors 2023: Bring the cosmos indoors

By Tantse Walter last updated

BUYING GUIDE The best star projectors let you experience the beauty of the cosmos from your sofa and flood your space with nebula-inspired colors and shapes.

BUYING GUIDE
Blurry white asteroids appear in telescope images of the night sky

'Potentially hazardous' 600-foot asteroid detected near Earth after a year of hiding in plain sight

By Brandon Specktor published

A skyscraper-size asteroid was revealed in year-old telescope data thanks to a new algorithm that could rock the way near-Earth objects are discovered.

Asteroids
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