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Psyche Completes Mars Flyby to Gain Speed and Calibrate Science Gear

The spacecraft used Mars’ gravity to save propellant and test its instruments before resuming its ion-driven cruise to asteroid 16 Psyche in 2029.

Hubble Spots First Known Comet Spin Reversal

Black Hole’s Delayed Tidal Disruption Jet Keeps Surging, Now 50× Brighter

Nature Study Finds Early Galaxy Cluster With Gas Five Times Hotter Than Models Allow

Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Icy, Nitrogen-Rich Exo‑Pluto Fragment

Astronomers Confirm Supermassive Black Hole in Nearby Large Magellanic Cloud

Astronomers Discover First Binary Star System Near Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

Earth May Have Had Rings 466 Million Years Ago