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October 31

NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims moon landing was fake during reality show appearance

Kim Kardashian sparks controversy claiming the 1969 moon landing was fake on "The Kardashians." NASA's administrator fired back on social media, defending the Apollo 11 mission.

August 25

UFO mania grips small town after mysterious glowing object sighting goes viral

A glowing object spotted over upstate New York's Finger Lakes sparked UFO speculation before being identified as a Vulcan Centaur rocket launch from Florida.

August 21

Harvard physicist says mysterious interstellar object could be nuclear-powered spaceship

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shows an unexpected frontal glow that Harvard's Avi Loeb says cannot be explained by sunlight reflection or standard cometary outgassing.

August 9

Meteorite fragment that slammed through homeowner's roof is billions of years old, predates Earth: professor

A meteorite that crashed through a Georgia home roof in June has been identified as billions of years old and older than the Earth, according to a geology professor.

June 25

Astronomers make groundbreaking discovery about largest comet ever observed flying through deep space

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of carbon monoxide gas from it's solid icy core.

May 31

Potential discovery of new dwarf planet adds wrinkle to Planet Nine theory

Discovery of 2017OF201, a large trans-Neptune Object, challenges previous beliefs about the Kuiper Belt and hints at the existence of a theoretical Planet Nine.

May 25

Scientists discover mysterious sphere in Colombia, sparking UFO speculation

The discovery of a sphere in Colombia, thought to be a UFO, highlights differing views on its possible extraterrestrial origin and the need for thorough investigation.

April 4, 2025

First private SpaceX polar mission returns to Earth, lands off California coast

Former NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson discusses the achievement of the private SpaceX polar mission that returned to Earth on ‘Outnumbered.'

March 8, 2025

SpaceX launches eighth Starship flight test

Starship successfully launched on Wednesday for its eighth suborbital flight test in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. (Credit: SpaceX)

February 10, 2025

ESA’s space telescope Euclid discovers ‘astonishing' Einstein ring

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope was going through preliminary tests in September 2023 when it captured images of an Einstein Ring in a nearby galaxy.