The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the inner solar system.
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Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.
ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.
Just 13 months after declaring the moon “a distraction,” Elon Musk has announced that Earth’s nearest neighbor is now the focus of SpaceX’s settlement plans. What changed?
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Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.
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There are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to building the world’s largest telescope.
Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA’s Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava tube on Venus.
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously thought.
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“We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models.”
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