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'Cosmic miracle!' James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest galaxy ever seen
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has done it again, discovering the "mother of all early galaxies," a record-breaking distant object that existed just 280 billion years after the Big Bang.

Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
By Andrew Jones published
ESA is preparing a mission to study and land on asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with Earth in 2029. NASA is also looking into a possible Apophis effort but faces funding issues.

Why is the European Space Agency beaming a waltz at NASA's Voyager 1 probe this weekend?
By Jeff Spry published
Saturday's celestial concert salutes ESA's 50th anniversary and 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II.

Climate scientists are hosting a 100-hour YouTube livestream in response to Trump's research funding cuts
By Joanna Thompson published
Climate scientists are gathering on YouTube for 100 hours to talk about the importance of weather research amid White House funding cuts.

A fireball over desert mountains | Space photo of the day for May 30, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A brilliant meteor streak is captured as it plunges through Earth's atmosphere over Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona.

Geomagnetic storm named to honor space weather scientist who died suddenly in 2024
By Tom Brown last updated
Scientists took the initiative to name Storm Gannon after a space weather scientist who died in 2024. This was the storm that sparked beautiful auroras across the globe that same year.

FAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle's second stage made an uncontrolled reentry over the Indian Ocean.

How to watch Blue Origin launch 6 tourists to suborbital space on May 31
By Samantha Mathewson published
Blue Origin plans to launch its 12th human spaceflight mission on Saturday (May 31), and you can watch the action live here at Space.com.
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