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Black hole 'morsels' could finally prove Stephen Hawking's famous theory right
Stephen Hawking suggested nothing lasts forever, including black holes. Scientists may have a way to prove it at last.
Stunning 'parade of planets' image shows 6 worlds aligned over Earth
A stunning photo of the recent "parade of planets" shows Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in alignment over Earth. It was captured from the U.K. on June 1.
STEVE — the bizarre purple ribbon in the sky — has a 'secret twin' that appears only before dawn, study finds
An atmospheric phenomenon known as STEVE has a secret twin that appears before the break of dawn and flows in the opposite direction, new research finds.
China lands Chang'e 6 sample-return probe on far side of the moon
China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Sunday (June 2). China has now landed two missions on the moon's mysterious far side.
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar system, new research suggests.
Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots galaxy churning out stars in overtime
The James Webb Space Telescope peers into NGC 4449, a small galaxy showing explosive star formation that astronomers can't quite explain.
Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe
Japan has lost contact with its Akatsuki probe, the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus.
China's secret space plane has released another unknown object over Earth
China's mysterious Shenlong space plane has released an unidentified object in orbit — the seventh such object released in the past six months. The U.S. Space Force is monitoring the situation.
