NASA's James Webb Space Telescope broke its own record to discover the oldest black hole yet, but it has astronomers even more confused about the beginning of the universe

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black hole event horizon shadow accretion disk spiraling illustration eso1644b
An artist's impression of a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole surrounded by a disc of super-heated material.

ESO, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser

The doomed US moon lander is on a collision course with Earth and will be destroyed to protect other satellites

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Photo of dented Multi-Layer Insulation on board the Peregrine mission.
This image taken from Peregrine after launch showed damage to the lander's outer sheeting.

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Nasa astronomers says signal coming from outside our galaxy is 'unexpected and as yet unexplained'

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This artist's concept shows the entire sky in gamma rays with magenta circles illustrating the uncertainty in the direction from which more high-energy gamma rays than average seem to be arriving.
An artist's concept shows the entire sky in gamma rays with magenta circles illustrating the uncertainty in the direction from which more high-energy gamma rays than average seem to be arriving

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Take a look inside the US' Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a Cold War-era crewed spy satellite that never made it to space

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Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.
Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.

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Scientists want to use a self-consuming rocket to help control the space junk problem

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3 researchers standing next to rocket engine prototype
The researchers and their prototype.

University of Glasgow

Watch the Elon Musk SpaceX meeting that may have led to alleged drug-taking concerns

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SpaceX released a recording of a SpaceX all-hands meeting from 2017.
SpaceX released a recording of an all-hands meeting from 2017.

Leon Neal

Astrobiotic thinks it knows what caused the fuel leak that doomed the first US moon mission since Apollo

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A picture taken from an onboard camera shows on of the sides of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander. A small sliver of light is seen on the right hand side.
A new snap of the Peregrine lander was shared by Astrobotic on X on Tuesday.

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It looks like China will leapfrog the US in the race to the moon after a fuel leak ruined a pivotal mission

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A Long March 5 rocket blasts off from its launchpad
China launched its previous robotic mission to the moon, Chang'e 5, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in November 2020.

Jin Liwang/Xinhua via Getty Images

A giant, boiling, shrinking planet has a tail stretching 350,000 miles into space, astronomers discover

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An artist's impression of WASP-69b orbiting its host star. The shedding atmosphere forms a comet-like tail behind the planet.
An artist's impression of WASP-69b orbiting its host star. The shedding atmosphere forms a comet-like tail behind the planet.

W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko

The first space photo from the US's moon-lander mission is a clear sign something is very wrong

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A ULA Vulcan rocket launches into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine lunar missions.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launching into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander.

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