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A dark, eight-legged rock formation with a rounded "body" lies on a surface of reddish dirt.

Does this image show creepy 'spider' on Mars?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 23, 2026 Artificial intelligence had a hand in creating the image of the eight-armed "rock formation" on ...
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An image shows a view of Earth from space, with the planet taking up much of the frame.

Will Earth 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026? NASA weighs in

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 10, 2026 People online claimed "Project Anchor" — a secret NASA document about the supposed cosmic event ...
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A screenshot of AI-generated video of SpaceX rocket, which appears as a white speck in the video, falling towards the moon to soon crash into it. In the top left corner is the Snopes "fake" rating icon

Does this video show SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon?

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 8, 2026 While scientists observed evidence that the upper stage of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon ...
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A photo of former President Joe Biden standing in the Oval Office for a photo with four Artemis II astronauts around him, two at either side. The crew includes a white woman, a black man, and two white men. One of the white men sports a Canadian flag on his sleeve.

Did Artemis II mission planning begin with Biden? We explored its roots

Written by:
Emery Winter
April 16, 2026 The Artemis II mission fulfilled the original objective planned during Trump's first term and ha ...
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High definition image of the moon and its craters with a blue Earth visible in the background, partially obscured by shadow.

Fly me to the truth: 15 moon claims, fact-checked

Written by:
Rae Deng
April 10, 2026 When the moon rumors hit your eye like a big pizza pie, Snopes is here for you.
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Side-by-side images, a real Artemis II moon photo on the left and a fake image to the right. The left photo is dominated by the far side of the moon. Above and to the moon's left is a crescent Earth. The right image is an AI-generated view of the moon out of a circular window, with the full Earth in view to the right and the sun to the right of that

Artemis II moon images: Separating fact from science fiction

Written by:
Emery Winter
April 8, 2026 The astronauts of the Artemis II mission captured several stunning photographs of the moon, but ...
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Fake image of Cosmic Vine. It shows a chain of galaxies connected to each other without space between them running from top to bottom of image. The positioning of the galaxies gives the chain a helix-like shape.

Did scientists release this image allegedly showing 'Cosmic Vine' of galaxies? We unearthed the evidence

Written by:
Emery Winter
March 23, 2026 While scientists discovered the Cosmic Vine using the James Webb Space Telescope, they have yet ...
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Who owns the moon? No one, despite Fox host Jesse Watters' claim

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Feb. 9, 2026 Watters appeared to claim the United States owns the moon, but an international treaty begs to d ...
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Claim that Earth is getting temporary 'second moon' stretches the truth

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Jan. 23, 2026 The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the pla ...
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'Super-Earth' exoplanet discovery is real, but it isn't sending 'strange signals'

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Joey Esposito
Jan. 19, 2026 The supposed "strange signals" were not mysterious at all, but commonly observed transit signals ...
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Will Earth lose gravity for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026? The truth about alleged NASA doc

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 12, 2026 Social media users shared a cosmic claim about an alleged secret NASA document named "Project An ...
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Does Earth have a temporary second moon? What astronomers actually discovered

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Jan. 9, 2026 Researchers believe the “quasi-satellite” has accompanied Earth since 1957.
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Screenshot of Instagram post about comet being an alien ship. Shows a generic asteroid behind a screengrab from a radio telescope and above text saying the comet is "most likely" an alien ship

Probing claim that interstellar object is 'most likely' an alien ship heading towards Earth

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 31, 2025 3I/ATLAS is just the third recorded interstellar object to enter the solar system. However, the ...
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Discovery of 'super-Earth' exoplanet not as 'strange' as some reports claim

Written by:
Joey Esposito
July 17, 2025 The discovery of a new exoplanet garnered some big, though somewhat misinformed, reactions online.
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A white man wearing a dark blue suit speaks at a podium outside.

Trump didn't say he's seen 'dark matter' and has 'best understanding of it'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 30, 2025 Nor did he say, “I'm like Einstein, but with better hair.”
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An image claims that a speck of dust is halfway between the size of an atom and Earth.

Speck of dust measures halfway between size of atom and Earth?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
April 21, 2025 Scientific experts dug deep into the math to debunk the claim.
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No evidence Tom Cruise, Young Thug and Kendall Jenner will be on next Blue Origin flight

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
April 17, 2025 An X account claimed the next flight would launch in May 2025.
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A white man stands in front of a rocket capsule's hatch. A person stands behind him.

Unpacking claims Jeff Bezos opening the Blue Origin capsule hatch was staged

Written by:
Joey Esposito
April 17, 2025 Blue Origin's footage clearly shows the capsule's hatch briefly opening from the inside before B ...
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Fake photo shows Blue Origin passengers with 'botoxed' faces

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
April 17, 2025 An X user digitally manipulated the photo by inserting her own face onto each passenger's face.
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Striking image and video of 'Steeple Mountain' on Jupiter's moon Io are concept art — but authentic pics do exist

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 5, 2025 According to NASA, the massive mountain on the Jovian moon stands between 3 and 4.3 miles tall.
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