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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.

Inouye Solar Telescope Resolves Solar Flare Loops as Thin as 21 Kilometers

Nature Study Reveals Rare Supernova That Exposed a Star’s Inner Layers

CHIME Outriggers Pinpoint Brightest Nearby Fast Radio Burst to Galaxy NGC 4141

Astronomers Identify Ultra-Stripped Supernova, Propose New ‘Type Ien’

CHIME Outriggers Pinpoint Record-Bright Fast Radio Burst to Nearby Spiral Galaxy

PRL Study Links Dark Energy to Black Holes Using DESI Data

Spacecraft Observations Sought as Loeb Raises Nuclear-Powered Theory for Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

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

130-Year Record Shows Planetary Nebula IC 418 Heating Faster Than Recent Models Predict

Rare Supernova Reveals Silicon-Rich Inner Shells, Confirming Layered Stellar Interiors

ALMA Finds Giant Gas Streamers Feeding a Massive Young Star

ALMA Maps 1.4‑Light‑Year, Sun‑Mass Bubble Around Red Supergiant DFK 52

Nature Study Captures First Direct Look Inside an Exploding Star

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

Hubble Captures Sharpest View of Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS, Strengthening Comet Case

Hubble’s New H-Alpha Views Reveal Star Birth in Nearby Spirals NGC 2835 and NGC 45

JWST Study Points to Earendel Being a Compact Star Cluster

Six-Planet Parade Continues as Mercury Rises and Moon Approaches

Webb Telescope Rules Out Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d