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What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life
By Paul Sutter published
Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

Einstein wins again! Quarks obey relativity laws, Large Hadron Collider finds
By Robert Lea published
Do top quarks, nature's heaviest elementary particle, obey Einstein's rules at all times of day and night? Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have the answer.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism launch, which will send six people to the final frontier. You'll be able to watch the action live.

Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS
By Josh Dinner published
European Space Agency astronaut John McFall is cleared to be the first person with a physical disability to fly to the space station.

Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests
By Keith Cooper published
The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.

US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)
By Brett Tingley published
The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 30-year career at the space agency
By Josh Dinner published
NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency's chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 450th Falcon rocket (video)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).

Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch
By Tariq Malik published
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.
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