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Look Past The Stars

CNET experts demystify space — from the moon's surface to distant galaxies.

Illustration of a blue-looking exoplanet K2-18 b close up against the darkness of space with a small red orb of a star in the distance.

Webb Finds Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Might Be an Ocean World

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope paints an enthralling picture of a planet that could be a prime place to look for evidence of life.

By Amanda Kooser

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Here's Where Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Is After Five Years in Space

By Amanda Kooser

Interior of Orion capsule lit up in pink with manikin sitting to the side and the Callisto tech demo hardware installed in the center. Windows up above.

Watch NASA's Orion Spacecraft Trigger Its Funky Disco 'Party Mode'

By Amanda Kooser

An image of space is dark with speckles of white stars. Toward the left is a soft, hazy green-ish glow.

Another Supermassive Black Hole Near Earth Could Soon Be Revealed

By Monisha Ravisetti

NASA's Webb Telescope Captures Ghostly Image of 'Pillars of Creation'

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NASA's Webb Telescope Paints Detailed Picture of a Nearby 'Hot Saturn' Exoplanet

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Keep up with the latest news about our universe — from space missions to asteroids.

NASA Spots Eerie 'Spider' Shapes in Mars Crater View

SpaceX Falcon Heavy May Launch NASA Psyche Mission to Metal Asteroid Next Week

Meteor Shower Season Heats Up With Daytime Sextantid Show

NASA Opens Osiris-Rex Asteroid Sample Canister, Revealing Cosmic Bounty

Peculiar Galaxies Collide in Haunting NASA Hubble View

NASA's New Moon Mosaic Lets You Peer Deep Into Shackleton Crater

Next Launch of SpaceX Starship Faces More Potential Delays

Jupiter's Moon Callisto Has a Whole Lot of Oxygen Scientists Struggle to Explain

Webb Finds Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Might Be an Ocean World

See the Eerie Final Images of a Doomed Wind-Watching Satellite