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SpaceX Debuts New Falcon 9 as Starlink Launch Kicks Off Crowded Week

Reusability underpins a packed launch week that adds more Starlink capacity.

James Webb Spots Tiny New Moon at Uranus, Raising Its Tally to 29

Rubin Observatory Captures Pre-Discovery Video of Natural Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

First Trans-Neptunian Object Found in 10:1 Neptune Resonance

Gemini North Reveals Active Coma Surrounding Giant Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas

China Likely Completes First Autonomous Refueling of Satellites in Geostationary Orbit

Active Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Set for Safe Solar System Passage

3I/ATLAS Identified as Third Interstellar Visitor With Cometary Activity

Retrograde Planet Confirmed in Tight Binary System with White Dwarf

Astronomers Identify Potential Planet Nine Candidate from Archival Infrared Data

Astronomers Identify Prime Candidate for Hypothetical Planet Nine

China Completes First Earth-Moon Navigation Constellation After Satellite Rescue

US Space Force Warns of China's Advanced Satellite Maneuvers

SpaceX Rocket Debris Crashes in Poland After Uncontrolled Reentry

Rare Sun-Skirting Comet Visible in Southern Hemisphere Skies This Week

Comet C/2024 G3 Offers Rare Viewing Opportunity, But Visibility Remains Challenging

Comet G3 ATLAS Approaches Perihelion With Potential for Exceptional Brightness

Astronomers Discover Triple Star System with Record-Breaking Orbital Period

Ancient Comet Makes Rare Return, Visible in October Skies

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Graces Earth's Skies After 80,000 Years