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Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: NASA Data Reveals The Truth About Its Friday Fly-By

NASA data reveals the truth about interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it reaches its closest approach to Earth this Friday.

International Business Times UK · Dec 17, 2025

60 Fascinating Behind-The-Scenes Photos People Took At Work That Were Too Good Not To Share (New Pics)

We spend a lot of time at our jobs, which makes most of it feel routine and familiar. But beyond our own daily tasks, there’s an entire world of work that looks completely different, and seeing it through unfamiliar eyes can be fascinating, even when it’s just another Tuesday for…

Bored Panda · Dec 17, 2025

Crewed Russian spacecraft meets up with ISS | Space photo of the day for Dec. 17, 2025

The Soyuz launched on Nov. 27, 2025 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Space · Dec 17, 2025

3I/ATLAS' Closest Earth Approach: Catch the Rare Chance to See It! When and How to View the Comet

The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is coming near Earth this week and stargazers can see it before it vanishes into deep space

International Business Times UK · Dec 17, 2025

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured solar material looping back to the sun, revealing how it recycles magnetic energy and shapes future solar storms.

Space · Dec 16, 2025

Comet 3I/ATLAS: NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Claims It Cannot Release Photos of Comet

NASA lost contact with the MAVEN orbiter immediately after it photographed interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, sparking claims the agency cannot release the highly anticipated images

International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2025

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too

NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.

Space · Dec 16, 2025

Satellite watches volcano spew ash over Middle East | Space photo of the day for Dec. 16, 2025

The ash plume disrupted flights as far away as India.

Space · Dec 16, 2025

The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025

If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights

The Department of Defense in late November 2025 announced that it would investigate U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and NASA astronaut, for what Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has called seditious behavior. The threat of investigation came after Kelly and five other Democrats, all with military backgrounds,…

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025