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Did 3I/ATLAS Bring Extraterrestrial Life Into Our Solar System? Avi Loeb's New Theory Suggests We May Already Have the Answer

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb suggests 3I/ATLAS may carry extraterrestrial life, sparking debate on panspermia; evidence remains unproven.

International Business Times UK

The solar system's largest moon may be heating up — offering clues to its mysterious origins

The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up.

LiveScience

One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds — and it could be key to fully understanding the solar system

Neptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s multibillion-year history.

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A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. An astronomer explains where it might have come from

At about 6:30pm last night, a meteor exploded with a bright flash that was widely seen across eastern Australia.

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NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet

TESS has released its most complete view of the sky over Earth, revealing the location of 6,000 potential worlds beyond the solar system.

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Scientists found stardust trapped in Antarctic ice. What could it tell us about our solar system?

"This dust can penetrate the shielding of the solar system and end up on Earth."

Space

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?

NASA's Psyche flyby of Mars highlights how gravity assists help spacecraft gain speed, conserve fuel and travel across the solar system.

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft to race past Mars in hunt for clues about how Earth was formed

The crucial manoeuvre scheduled for Friday will use the gravity of Mars to shift Psyche onto the right path, a faster and cheaper method NASA scientists say could help unlock clues about the birth of Earth.

Euronews

Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past

When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust – known as interstellar clouds.

The Conversation

NASA has discovered planets so strange they sound completely impossible: From worlds that rain molten glass to giant “marshmallow” planets

Scientists are discovering strange new planets beyond our solar system. These worlds defy old ideas about how planets form and what they look like. From marshmallow-like planets to those with glass rain, the universe is proving to be far more diverse than imagined. These findings are reshaping our understanding of…

The Economic Times

Ancient stardust frozen in Antarctic ice just revealed where Earth has been in the universe

Scientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through space clouds. The ice acts like a time capsule. It records our planet's path. This journey spans thousands of years. The findings reveal the structure of these cosmic clouds. Earth continues…

The Economic Times

Scientists discover 27 potential new planets that orbit two stars in solar systems far, far away

On ‘Star Wars day’, researchers more than double the number of potential known ‘circumbinary’ planets like the fictional Tatooine, home to Luke Skywalker

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MPAPA! Trump’s NASA Administrator wants to bring back Pluto as a planet in our solar system

The celestial body’s status as the solar system's ninth planet was withdrawn in 2006. Now some experts say we might want to reconsider

The Independent UK

This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'

The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun.

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Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby

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Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system

"Each interstellar comet brings a little bit of its history, its fossils, from elsewhere."

International Business Times UK

Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Offers Insight into Early Milky Way

Rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is revealing clues about the early Milky Way, offering scientists a glimpse into conditions billions of years ago.

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NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space

NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space.

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3I/ATLAS Makes Another Bizarre Move as It Exits the Solar System, Scientists Say It's Now Emitting Methane

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS surprises scientists by emitting methane as it exits the Solar System, revealing clues about its distant origins.

Space

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS changed significantly as it flew by the sun last fall, astronomers have discovered.

International Business Times UK

Is Earth in Danger? The Sun Is Breaking Apart an Asteroid — Here's What Scientists Say

A recent study reveals an asteroid breaking apart near the Sun, with debris traveling through the inner solar system, offering insights into asteroid behavior under extreme solar conditions.

The Conversation

I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun

Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors.

Space

The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'

This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin.

Space

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist

Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself.

Euronews

Astronomers have spotted two giant gas plants forming around a baby star in deep space

Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, a team of scientists have observed two giant gas planets forming around a young star in what appears to be a new, emerging solar system.

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