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  1. Faint red object previously identified as early galaxy is actually a nearby brown dwarf

    Webb telescope reveals unusual dust-rich ice grains in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS · Hubble study finds small galaxies retain only a small fraction of their stellar oxygen

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  2. Metal-Poor Globular Cluster Estimated at 13.4 Billion Years Old

    Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Displays Heavy Hydrogen in Methane · Perseverance Rover Analysis Suggests Martian Dust is Less Abrasive Than Lunar Dust

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  3. JWST Reveals Reflective Atmosphere on Ultra-Short-Period Lava World

    Radio Observations Reveal Stellar Companion Moving Through Betelgeuse Atmosphere · Initial TRACERS Data Sheds Light on Solar Wind and Magnetic Reconnection · New Search Model Inspired by Firefly Flashes Aims to Distinguish Alien Signals from Pulsars

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  4. Radio Telescopes Offer New Hope for Tracing Elusive High-Energy Neutrinos

    Photonic Chip Successfully Links Telescope Array for High-Resolution Stargazing · Cold Gas Trail Points to Microquasar Jets as Power Source for LMC P3 · JWST Observations Reveal Distant Galaxy With High Ionizing Escape Fraction

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  5. Reflective Clouds Found Wrapping a Scorched Exoplanet

    Ancient Martian Meteorite Points to Early Earth-Like Conditions · Astronauts Deploy New Solar Array During Landmark Space Station Spacewalk

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  6. Researchers Map Solar Corona's Magnetic Field in Three Dimensions

    Geomagnetic Superstorm Accelerates Electrons Within Van Allen Belts · Simulations Link Atmospheric Shock Waves to Exoplanet Migration

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  7. New Trans-Neptunian Dwarf Planet Candidate Discovered

    Computer Modeling Questions Cometary Origins of Life · Rare Double Debris Disk Found Around White Dwarf

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  8. Reflective clouds found wrapping a rocky lava planet

    Laboratory laser experiment models coronal heating mechanism · Simulations suggest stellar collisions were frequent in the early universe

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  9. JWST and ALMA Detect Dusty, Fast-Accreting Quasar in the Early Universe

    Combined Radio Telescopes Highlight Potential Starless Gas Disk · Gaia Data Reveals Milky Way Thick Disk Formed Rapidly from the Inside Out · Solar Flare Ribbons Disclose Intermittent Energy Release in Corona

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  10. Swift Observatory Concludes Operations Following Atmospheric Drag Decay

    NASA Langley Partners with Virginia Energy to Deliver Weather and Solar Datasets · Satellite Altimetry Records Track Intensity of Developing El Niño Event

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  11. NASA and Partners Revise Human Lander Designs for 2028 Moon Missions

    Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Concludes Science Operations · Dragonfly Rotorcraft Completes First Real-Time Simulated Flight Test

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  12. Roman Space Telescope Advances into Final Commissioning Phase

    James Webb Space Telescope Captures Star Formation in N159 · Hubble Observations Aid Preparation for Roman Gravitational Lensing Studies

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  13. Satellite Observations Reveal Record-Breaking Wildfire Emissions in New Guinea

    Perseverance Rover Sets Distance Driving Record on Mars · Airborne Lidar Instrument Demonstrates 3D Surface Mapping Capabilities

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  14. Computer Model Suggests Greater Sea-Level Rise from Thwaites Glacier

    Martian Moons Exploration Mission Launches Toward Mars · NASA Advances Nuclear Power Module for Deep-Space Fission Mission · Airbus Tests New Signal Generation Module for Galileo Second Generation

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  15. Satellite Data Maps Human Impact on Terrestrial Water Storage

    New Modeling Workflow Streamlines Spacecraft Vibration Analysis · Simulated Mars Crew Reaches One-Year Milestone in Ground Habitat · BepiColombo Nears Long-Awaited Arrival at Mercury

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  16. Euclid Space Telescope Spots Its First Unknown Comet

    Aspera FUV SmallSat Completes Testing Ahead of Launch · Landsat 9 Observes Fall Foliage in Poland's Mountains

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  17. Early Career Researchers Invited to Present at ExoPAG 35

    Main-Belt Asteroid Honors Planetary Defense Official · Ground Systems Operations Shape Artemis Lunar Preparations

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  18. Hubble Views Edge-On Spiral Galaxy NGC 1827

    Roll-Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power · Stephen Cash Named Director of Marshall Space Flight Center

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  19. Upcoming Launch to Study Martian Moons

    Satellite Imagery Maps Power Outages From Hurricane Isaias · Satellites Track Strongest El Niño Since 1950

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  20. Roman Space Telescope Optics Aligned to Exceed Performance Goals

    Chandra Observatory Explores Origins of Treble Clef Radio Wave Formation · NASA Tests Solid-State Batteries Designed for Extreme Lunar Temperatures

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  21. JAXA's Martian Moons Mission Scheduled for October Launch

    Perseverance Rover Surpasses Previous Martian Driving Distance Record · Student-Built CubeSats Launch Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission

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  22. Landsat 9 Image Captures Eroded Impact Structure in Western Australia

    Perseverance Mars Rover Sets Off-World Distance Driving Record · SpaceX Resupply Mission to Launch Biological and Health Research to Station

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  23. Solar Orbiter Traces Magnetic Switchbacks

    Exotic Physics Proposed for Martian Cloud · Webb Reveals Stellar Nursery Details · Antarctic Winter Sea Ice Reaches Third-Lowest Maximum · ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot Returns from Record-Breaking ISS Mission · Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL Departs International Space Station

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  24. Solar Orbiter Traces Magnetic Switchback to Solar Surface

    Simulations Suggest Exotic Physics Behind Martian Elongated Cloud · Webb Details Stellar Nursery and Outflows in NGC 7129

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  25. NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies

    Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks · Mars’s oddest cloud may be even odder than we thought

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