Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new 'echo map' technique suggests
A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 20, 2026
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Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?
As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 20, 2026
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Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid
An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 20, 2026
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A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 — and it's not SpaceX
A California-based company will design, build and launch a spacecraft for NASA's Aeolus mission to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily m...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
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'This is not like life that we’ve experienced' 'Star City' cast on struggling to relate to the brutality of Soviet existence in Apple TV's For All Mankind' spin-off
"I don’t have a relatable thing. This is not like life that we’ve experienced." ...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
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The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks next week. Here's what to expect
The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
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'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it.
NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it? ...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
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Menstruation in space will be studied for 1st time with 'Operation Period'
Maybe the next Sally Ride won't be asked the "100 tampons" question. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
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Annie Easley, a hero of NASA | Space photo of the day for June 19, 2026
Easley was a human computer for the agency who helped with building the Centaur upper-stage rocket. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
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