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Moon’s Progenitor Theia Traced to the Inner Solar System, Likely Closer to the Sun

High-precision iron isotopes plus mass-balance modeling pinpoint Theia’s birthplace.

Researchers Identify Compact 'Inner Kernel' in the Kuiper Belt at 43 AU

Perseverance Spots Iron–Nickel–Rich Rock on Mars, Raising Meteorite Suspicion

New Glenn Lands Booster on First Customer Flight, Sending NASA’s ESCAPADE Toward Mars

Chang'e-6 Samples Confirm Hematite and Maghemite on the Moon

Scientists Confirm Moon’s Solid, Iron-Like Inner Core Inside Molten Outer Layer

Amazon Rebrands Project Kuiper as Amazon Leo, Signaling Product Push for LEO Internet

Blue Origin Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE on New Glenn and Sticks First Booster Landing

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launches NASA Mars Probes and Lands Booster at Sea

Eight Possible Water‑Carved Martian Caves Identified as Prime Exploration Targets

Blue Origin Sets Nov. 12 Window for New Glenn After Weather Scrub

Cassini Reanalysis Finds Heat Escaping From Both Poles of Enceladus, Strengthening Case for a Long‑Lived Ocean

Blue Origin Scrubs New Glenn ESCAPADE Launch as Weather Closes Window

Study Finds Enceladus’ Heat Loss Matches Tidal Input, Indicating a Long-Lived Ocean

NASA’s Twin ESCAPADE Probes Set for Sunday Launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn

ULA Targets Second Atlas V Attempt to Launch ViaSat-3 F2 After Valve Scrub

Blue Origin Sets Nov. 9 New Glenn Launch to Send NASA’s ESCAPADE Twins Toward Mars

Microsecond X-Rays Reveal Ice XXI, a New High-Pressure Form of Ice

Large TESS Survey Finds Close-In Giant Planets Scarcer Around Evolved Stars

Experiments Confirm Hydrogen–Rock Reactions Can Create Large Water Stores Inside Sub-Neptunes