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Hubble Confirms First Starless Dark-Matter Cloud, ‘Cloud-9,’ Near Galaxy M94

Deep Hubble imaging of a FAST‑flagged target found no stars, confirming a reionization‑limited relic predicted by theory.

Antarctic ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Set for Feb. 17 as Spain Readies for August Totality

Jupiter To Shine All Night At January 10 Opposition

Hubble Data Reveal Betelgeuse’s Hidden Companion by Tracing a Dense Atmospheric Wake

Moon Meets Regulus Tonight Across North America

ALMA Finds Ultra-Hot Gas in a Baby Galaxy Cluster, Challenging Formation Models

Study Finds Europa’s Seafloor Likely Too Quiet to Sustain Life Today

Record 94-Day Watch of Solar Region That Drove 2024’s Fiercest Storms

NASA Sets Jan. 8 and 15 ISS Spacewalks for Power Upgrades and Maintenance

Astronomers Make First Direct Mass Measurement of a Rogue Planet

Space Force Seeks Industry Input on Heavy-Lift Launch Pads at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

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China Concludes First Cave Survival Drill for Astronauts as Lunar Push Accelerates

Green Bank Radio Search Finds No Signs of Technology on Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Wolf Supermoon Caps Four-Month Run With Global Show on January 3

Study Finds C-Type Asteroids Poor in Precious Metals, Highlights Water-Rich Targets for Mining

Wolf Moon Supermoon Dims Quadrantids as Focus Shifts to 2026 Eclipses

SpaceX Opens Space Coast’s 2026 With Predawn Starlink Launch, Droneship Landing

SpaceX Delivers Italy’s COSMO‑SkyMed CSG‑FM3 to Orbit After Pad Issue Delays

No Alien Signals Detected From Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS in Green Bank Scan

Saturn-Mass Rogue Planet Gets First Direct Mass and Distance Measurement