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Asteroid 44 Nysa Is Likely a Three‑Lobed Body and Has a Small Moon

Tracking the newly detected satellite can reveal Nysa's mass to distinguish competing formation models.

Jupiter-Mass Companion Detected Orbiting Brown Dwarf in Nearby System

Astronomers Report Jupiter‑Mass Companion Orbiting Brown Dwarf in CD‑35 2722 System

Massive Gaseous Companion Detected Orbiting Brown Dwarf in CD-35 2722

Psyche Releases Mars Flyby Time-Lapse After Successful Instrument Tests

Astronomers Confirm Four Hidden White Dwarfs Within 65 Light‑Years

Venus Slides Past Regulus in a Weeklong Evening Show and Returns Near the Crescent Moon Next Week

Mars and Uranus Make an Unusually Tight Predawn Pairing

TESS Detects First Planet by Gravitational Microlensing

Jupiter in Leo and a Long Mercury Retrograde Shape July 2026 Astrological Forecast

Full Moon Confirmed for July 29, 2026

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Extreme Deuterium and Signs of an Ancient Origin

Thin Crescent Moon Lines Up With Venus, Mercury and Jupiter Over Brazil

Venus and Jupiter Make a Bright 'Cosmic Kiss' in Low Evening Sky

Venus and Jupiter Close to a 1.6° Conjunction in Early June Twilight

Three Planets Will Form a Brief Evening Mini-Alignment in Early June

Study Suggests Nereid Is Neptune’s Last Intact Original Moon

Crescent Moon Joins Venus, Jupiter and Mercury in a Low‑West Evening Planet Parade

Tonight: Crescent Moon Sits Between Venus and Jupiter in the Western Twilight

NASA’s Psyche Skims Mars for Gravity Assist on Course to Metal-Rich Asteroid