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Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time ever
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered five complex organic molecules trapped in the ice around a star outside our galaxy. This cosmic first hints that the stuff of life may be widespread throughout space.
'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth
An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a "shooting star."
'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
While scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling discoveries" to date.
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side?
A trio of comets, a mysterious glow at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, why time moves faster as we age, and whether we should bring back Neanderthals.
Science news this week Oct. 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail
Two ESA spacecraft, Hera and Europa Clipper, are poised to fly through the long tail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a new paper finds.
Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is 'evolving' its own ring system, study suggests
Astronomers have found signs that the small icy world Chiron, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, may be forming a new ring system in near-real time.
New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun
New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science.