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BepiColombo Drops Propulsion Module and Begins Final Approach to Mercury

The release lets the two science spacecraft start a phased high‑risk arrival that will culminate in orbital capture on November 21, 2026.

Two Decades After Its Demotion, Pluto Is Still a Dwarf Planet

NASA Releases 12,000 High-Resolution Artemis II Photos to Public Archive

JUICE Releases Best-Yet Image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as Data Flow Begins

Oxford Study Finds Moon’s Magnetic Field Was Mostly Weak Through Its History

Snow Moon Glows Over UK After Weekend Peak

Hubble and ESA’s Juice Capture 3I/ATLAS With Active Coma and Twin Tails

Beaver Supermoon Will Be 2025’s Largest Full Moon on Nov. 5

First Quarter Moon Tonight at About 50% Illumination

New Spectra Show 3I/ATLAS Is a Carbon‑Chain–Depleted Interstellar Comet With Weak CN Emission

Psyche Spacecraft Snaps Distant Earth–Moon Portrait During Instrument Checkout

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Observatory and Calls Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11 Anniversary