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Gravitational Effects

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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.

Hubble Spots First Known Comet Spin Reversal

Star-Shredding Black Hole’s Radio Jet Still Surging, With Peak Predicted Around 2027

Mars’ Gravity Helps Drive Earth’s Ice‑Age Cycles, New Simulations Show

Astronomers Make First Direct Mass Measurement of a Rogue Planet

Study Reports First Clear Evidence of Black Hole Frame-Dragging

NIST Finds Mars Clocks Run 477 Microseconds Faster Per Earth Day

Record Black Hole Flare Points to Tidal Disruption of a Giant Star

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

Dual Lensing-Kinematics Study Confirms 36-Billion-Solar-Mass Black Hole in Cosmic Horseshoe

Study Finds 2% Chance of Milky Way–Andromeda Collision in 5 Billion Years