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These December 2025 observations by NASA's SPHEREx show the infrared light emitted by the dust, water, organic molecules, and carbon dioxide contained within comet 3I/ATLAS's coma during the mission's ...

By applying machine learning to vast TESS datasets, researchers have built one of the most precise catalogs of nearby exoplanets to date.

A new generation instrument designed to probe the atmospheres of distant worlds is nearing operational readiness, marking a ...

Julia Langbein says that the inspiration for her new novel, Dear Monica Lewinsky, came to her during a visit to the house where she grew up. “I had to go clear out my old childhood bedroom, and I ...