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Atlas 5 Lifts 29 Amazon Leo Satellites, Setting Payload Record

The heavier load signals Amazon’s push to speed deployment under an FCC deadline it has asked to extend.

SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Booster Lands on 27th Flight

Crescent Moon Brushes Past Saturn Tonight, With Neptune Nearby

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Closest Earth Pass at 270 Million Kilometers

SpaceX Targets Wednesday Vandenberg Launch of 27 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9’s 30th Flight

Rare Near-Sun Alignment of Mercury, Venus and Mars Is Underway

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Inside 300 Million Kilometers, Set for 269 Million-Kilometer Earth Flyby on Dec. 19

Researchers Identify Compact 'Inner Kernel' in the Kuiper Belt at 43 AU

Astronomers Map Orbit and Mass of Stormy Brown Dwarf Around Nearby Red Dwarf

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Surprises Researchers With CO2-Rich Coma and Nickel Vapor

Two Comets Share the Night Sky This Weekend as Swan Peaks, Lemmon Nears Earth

Comet Lemmon Brightens Ahead of Oct. 20–21 Peak, Now Near the Big Dipper

Two Comets to Light October Skies as Swan Peaks Oct. 19–20 and Lemmon Nears Oct. 21

Starlink Satellites Are Reentering Daily, Raising Safety and Environmental Questions

Experts Unveil Top 50 High-Risk Space Debris Objects, Mapping Biggest Gains From Targeted Cleanup

October Night Sky: Saturn Takes the Evening Stage as Ceres, Comets and Orionids Highlight the Month

SwRI Says Interstellar Comet Flybys Are Achievable as 3I/ATLAS Defies Expectations

SpaceX Debuts New Falcon 9 as Starlink Launch Kicks Off Crowded Week

James Webb Spots Tiny New Moon at Uranus, Raising Its Tally to 29

Rubin Observatory Captures Pre-Discovery Video of Natural Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS