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Scientists Trace Mysterious 30-Nanosecond Radio Burst to Defunct Relay2 Satellite

Detecting a rapid discharge on a 1960s satellite points to a new method for tracking electrostatic events on orbiting spacecraft.

James Webb Telescope Captures First Detailed View of Planet Engulfed by Star

ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Officially Retired After Transforming Galactic Astronomy

ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Officially Decommissioned After 12 Years of Milky Way Mapping

Nearby Supernovae Linked to Two Ancient Mass Extinction Events

Astronomers Record Ultra-Hot Nova Eruption With Unusual Silicon Signature