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Data Analysis James Webb Space Telescope Spectroscopy Telescope Observations Radio Astronomy Satellite Interference Impact of Artificial Light Hubble Space Telescope X-ray Astronomy ALMA Telescope

JWST Finds Magnetic Jets Yield to Photoevaporative Winds, Closing the Window for Gas-Planet Formation

To narrow when planets can grab gas, researchers will next map how much mass each wind removes and where in disks those processes act.

Advocates Ask FCC To Reverse Approval Of Reflect Orbital’s Sun-Reflecting Test Satellite

VLT Observations Show Black Hole Drives Dense Winds Late in Outburst

FCC Authorizes Reflect Orbital’s Single Sunlight‑Beaming Satellite

ESO Study Warns Mega‑Constellations Could Make Ground Optical Astronomy Unviable

JWST Spectra Show Little Red Dots Are Largely Broad‑Line, Black Hole Sources

JWST Finds Heavy, Water-Rich Atmosphere on Mini-Neptune in Rare Hot-Jupiter System

Study Points to Tight Supermassive Black Hole Binary in Markarian 501

Astronomers Press FCC to Block Reflect Orbital’s Space‑Mirror Sunlight Plan

FCC Weighs License for Startup’s Orbital Mirror Test as Scientific Objections Mount

ESO/ALMA Unveil Largest, Sharpest Radio Map of the Milky Way’s Turbulent Core

AST SpaceMobile Unfurls Record Low-Orbit Antenna on BlueBird 6 for Direct-to-Phone Service

Rocky Outer Planet in LHS 1903 System Upends Planet-Formation Models

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

Study: 92% of Amazon Leo Satellites Exceed Astronomy Brightness Limit

Nature Study Weighs Four Young V1298 Tau Planets, Revealing Ultra‑Low Densities

Astronomers Report Candidate 'Superkilonova' Linked to 2025 Gravitational-Wave Alert

Starlink Tops 10,000 Launches as SpaceX’s Network Dominates Low Earth Orbit

Peer-Reviewed Studies Link 1950s Sky Flashes to Nuclear Tests and UAP Reports

First Radio Image Resolves Two Supermassive Black Holes in Quasar OJ287