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NASA’s TESS Reobserves Comet 3I/ATLAS
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NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during a special observation run from Jan. 15 to 22. Scientists will use the data to study the comet’s activity and rotation.   Using TESS data from Jan. 15…

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Crystal-Spewing Protostar
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The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the actively forming protostar EC 53 (circled at left) in the Serpens Nebula in this image released on Jan. 21, 2026. Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain why comets at…

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NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware
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Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element of the upcoming LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission. The LISA mission, a collaboration between…

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AI Unlocks Hundreds of Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive
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A team of astronomers has employed a cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-assisted technique to uncover rare astronomical phenomena within archived data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The team analyzed nearly 100 million image cutouts from the Hubble Legacy Archive, each measuring just…

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Floods Inundate Southern Mozambique
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Weeks of intense rain overwhelmed rivers and reservoirs, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

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Space Physics, Cardiac Research Kickoff Last Week in January
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Space physics and cardiac research kicked off the week aboard the International Space Station for the three-person Expedition 74 crew. The orbital residents explored storing cryogenic fluids in space and how their cardiovascular system is adapting to weightlessness.

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NASA Resumes Efforts to Reestablish Contact With MAVEN
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As spacecraft and rovers at Mars emerge from solar conjunction – a period when the Red Planet and Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun and contact with Mars missions isn’t possible – NASA has resumed efforts to recontact…

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How NASA Is Homing in From Space on Ocean Debris
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Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that, for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source…

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NASA Reveals New Details About Dark Matter’s Influence on Universe
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With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists are learning more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and even planets like Earth. Scientists using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have made one of the most detailed, high-resolution maps…

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Landsat Science at AGU25
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Landsat science highlights from the American Geophysical Union 2025 Fall Meeting (AGU25).

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