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Did we actually find signs of alien life on K2-18b? 'We should expect some false alarms and this may be one'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the scientific community remains skeptical.

Colorful Eagle Nebula glows in stunning new image from Hubble Telescope
By Samantha Mathewson published
A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

NASA's Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.

SpaceX launches its 32nd Dragon cargo mission to the ISS
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA.

SpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX launches 10th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched the 10th batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 20).

NASA's oldest active astronaut lands with space station crewmates on his 70th birthday
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's oldest active astronaut has redefined traveling "home" for your birthday, landing from the International Space Station on the same day that he turned 70.
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