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JWST and SPHEREx Pin Down CO2-Rich Coma in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, Shrinking Its Estimated Core

The new results focus astronomers on coordinated monitoring as the object nears its late-October solar pass.

Bennu Samples Tie Asteroid Color Differences to Surface Exposure Age

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Docks at ISS to Begin First Extended U.S. Reboost Campaign

OSIRIS-REx Samples Show Bennu’s Presolar Stardust, Interstellar Organics, and Faster-Than-Expected Weathering

New Study Suggests Ancient Ceres Had Chemical Energy to Support Habitability

NASA Models Point to Long-Lived Hydrothermal Energy on Ancient Ceres

NASA-Funded LASSIE Robot Dog Shows Autonomous Field Skills in White Sands Trials

Astronaut Kellie Gerardi Christens Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas After Replacing Diana Ross

Study Hints at 'Planet Y' in Outer Solar System After Kuiper Belt Warp Detected

New Modeling Strengthens Direct-Collapse Black Hole Explanation for JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’

Magnets Boost Oxygen Generation in Microgravity by Up to 240 Percent

UK to Fold Space Agency Into Science Department in April 2026

Parker Solar Probe Confirms Long-Standing Solar Reconnection Theory In Situ

JWST Spectra Tie Bennu and Ryugu to Polana Asteroid Family, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

Sharp Hubble Images Confirm 3I/ATLAS as Comet; Juno Intercept Study Advances

Webb Uncovers Provisional Saturn-Mass Exoplanet in Alpha Centauri A’s Habitable Zone

NASA Opens Entries for 2026 Student Rover Challenge

NASA’s PUNCH Constellation Reaches Science Orbit and Unveils Solar Wind Mosaics

Mouse Stem Cells Frozen on the ISS for Six Months Yield Healthy Offspring

NASA Seeks Industry Feedback for 100 kW Lunar Fission Power System