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Video: Scientists Share Clip Of Comet Breaking Apart In Real Time, Call It "Really Special"
Comets are loose collections of ice, dust and frozen gases left over from the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago.
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NASA Observes Rare Sungrazer Comet Disintegration Near the Sun
NASA spacecraft observed C/2026 A1 (MAPS) disintegrate near the Sun. The sungrazer’s destruction provides valuable insights into comet structure, solar forces, and the early solar system.
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NASA’s Artemis 2 Crew to Spend Last Full Day in Space Before Earth Re-Entry
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has entered its last full day in space. The Orion spacecraft is speeding towards the Earth, and is scheduled to make a splashdown in less than 24 hours. The US space agency’s first crewed mission in 50 years is expected to bring new insights into deep space missions and will pave the way for future crewed missions to Ma...
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NASA's X-Ray Mission Unveils Fresh Insights Into 2,000-Year-Old Supernova
In a recent study, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed the supernova's outer region.
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Scientists "Surprised" To Find Fluorescent Ruby-Like Gems On Mars
This discovery provides new insights into Mars' geological history.
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NASA Shares What Makes Ice-Covered Antarctic Lake Full Of Life
Due to the extremely cold climate, Lake Unter-See remains covered in ice year-round.
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James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Infrared View of Exposed Cranium Nebula
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured remarkably detailed infrared images of PMR 1, known as the “Exposed Cranium,” a planetary nebula roughly 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Vela. The observations reveal a glowing inner “brain” region surrounded by a hydrogen gas shell, divided by a dark lane of ejected material, pro...
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Chandra Detects Giant X-Ray Bubble Around Young Sun-Like Star HD 61005
NASA astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a vast, million-degree gas bubble surrounding HD 61005, a 100-million-year-old Sun-like star about 120 light-years away. Its stellar wind is far stronger than today’s solar wind, forming a 200 astronomical unit-wide astrosphere that offers rare insight into how the young Sun onc...
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NASA Juno Mission Uncovers Subtle Geometric Shifts That Challenge Existing Models of the Jovian Interior
Scientists have refined Jupiter’s size and shape using modern radio signal observations, finding the giant planet slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier estimates. Though the difference is only a few kilometres, researchers say it greatly improves models of Jupiter’s interior, gravity, and atmospheric structure, offering deeper insigh...
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SPHEREx Captures Dramatic Outburst of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope captured a dramatic outburst from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after its close solar flyby in October 2025. Infrared observations in December revealed water vapor, carbon dioxide, methanol, methane, and cyanide erupting from the comet’s nucleus. Scientists say the chemical makeup suggests formation in a relatively warm e...
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JWST Uncovers the Origins of the Universe’s First Supermassive Black Holes
James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that the earliest supermassive black holes formed from massive gas clouds collapsing directly into heavy seeds. This process bypassed normal star formation, allowing black holes to reach millions of solar masses within just 200–500 million years after the Big Bang, solving a long-standing cosmic myst...
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NASA's New High-Resolution Map Shows Dark Matter In "Stunning Detail"
The map provides insights into the universe's evolution, tracing dark matter's influence back to when galaxies were forming most actively.
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NASA's Spacecraft Uncovers New Insights About Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
This understanding changed when Dikerby and his team pointed XRISM toward a large gas cloud near the galactic center.
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NASA Spots Giant Antarctic Iceberg Turning Blue as It Nears Breakup
NASA scientists are closely tracking iceberg A-23A as vivid blue meltwater pools spread across its surface, signalling rapid decay. Once covering nearly 4,000 square kilometres, the Antarctic megaberg has shrunk to about 1,180 square kilometres and is fragmenting in warmer South Atlantic waters, offering valuable insight into how rising temperature...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends Stunning New Panorama From High on Mount Sharp on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has shared a new panorama from high on Mount Sharp, created from images taken across two Martian days. The colour-tinted view highlights changing light conditions and ancient boxwork formations shaped by groundwater, offering fresh insight into Mars’ past and the rover’s ongoing exploration inside Gale Crater.
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Video: Scientists Share Clip Of Comet Breaking Apart In Real Time, Call It "Really Special"
Comets are loose collections of ice, dust and frozen gases left over from the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago.
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NASA Observes Rare Sungrazer Comet Disintegration Near the Sun
NASA spacecraft observed C/2026 A1 (MAPS) disintegrate near the Sun. The sungrazer’s destruction provides valuable insights into comet structure, solar forces, and the early solar system.
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NASA’s Artemis 2 Crew to Spend Last Full Day in Space Before Earth Re-Entry
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has entered its last full day in space. The Orion spacecraft is speeding towards the Earth, and is scheduled to make a splashdown in less than 24 hours. The US space agency’s first crewed mission in 50 years is expected to bring new insights into deep space missions and will pave the way for future crewed missions to Ma...
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NASA's X-Ray Mission Unveils Fresh Insights Into 2,000-Year-Old Supernova
In a recent study, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed the supernova's outer region.
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Scientists "Surprised" To Find Fluorescent Ruby-Like Gems On Mars
This discovery provides new insights into Mars' geological history.
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NASA Shares What Makes Ice-Covered Antarctic Lake Full Of Life
Due to the extremely cold climate, Lake Unter-See remains covered in ice year-round.
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James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Infrared View of Exposed Cranium Nebula
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured remarkably detailed infrared images of PMR 1, known as the “Exposed Cranium,” a planetary nebula roughly 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Vela. The observations reveal a glowing inner “brain” region surrounded by a hydrogen gas shell, divided by a dark lane of ejected material, pro...
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Chandra Detects Giant X-Ray Bubble Around Young Sun-Like Star HD 61005
NASA astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a vast, million-degree gas bubble surrounding HD 61005, a 100-million-year-old Sun-like star about 120 light-years away. Its stellar wind is far stronger than today’s solar wind, forming a 200 astronomical unit-wide astrosphere that offers rare insight into how the young Sun onc...
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NASA Juno Mission Uncovers Subtle Geometric Shifts That Challenge Existing Models of the Jovian Interior
Scientists have refined Jupiter’s size and shape using modern radio signal observations, finding the giant planet slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier estimates. Though the difference is only a few kilometres, researchers say it greatly improves models of Jupiter’s interior, gravity, and atmospheric structure, offering deeper insigh...
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SPHEREx Captures Dramatic Outburst of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope captured a dramatic outburst from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after its close solar flyby in October 2025. Infrared observations in December revealed water vapor, carbon dioxide, methanol, methane, and cyanide erupting from the comet’s nucleus. Scientists say the chemical makeup suggests formation in a relatively warm e...
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JWST Uncovers the Origins of the Universe’s First Supermassive Black Holes
James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that the earliest supermassive black holes formed from massive gas clouds collapsing directly into heavy seeds. This process bypassed normal star formation, allowing black holes to reach millions of solar masses within just 200–500 million years after the Big Bang, solving a long-standing cosmic myst...
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NASA's New High-Resolution Map Shows Dark Matter In "Stunning Detail"
The map provides insights into the universe's evolution, tracing dark matter's influence back to when galaxies were forming most actively.
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NASA's Spacecraft Uncovers New Insights About Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
This understanding changed when Dikerby and his team pointed XRISM toward a large gas cloud near the galactic center.
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NASA Spots Giant Antarctic Iceberg Turning Blue as It Nears Breakup
NASA scientists are closely tracking iceberg A-23A as vivid blue meltwater pools spread across its surface, signalling rapid decay. Once covering nearly 4,000 square kilometres, the Antarctic megaberg has shrunk to about 1,180 square kilometres and is fragmenting in warmer South Atlantic waters, offering valuable insight into how rising temperature...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends Stunning New Panorama From High on Mount Sharp on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has shared a new panorama from high on Mount Sharp, created from images taken across two Martian days. The colour-tinted view highlights changing light conditions and ancient boxwork formations shaped by groundwater, offering fresh insight into Mars’ past and the rover’s ongoing exploration inside Gale Crater.
