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BepiColombo Separates Transfer Module and Begins Final Approach to Mercury

The detachment hands control to the European and Japanese orbiters, triggering months of high‑risk maneuvers ahead of planned orbital capture.

BepiColombo Begins Mercury Arrival After Transfer Module Separation

China Readies Chang'e‑7 Lunar Ice Mission for Late‑August Launch

NASA Reveals 60‑Foot Moon Crater From SpaceX Falcon 9 Impact

NASA Confirms 18‑Meter Lunar Crater Caused by SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage

Venera 13’s 127-Minute Venus Surface Record Still Holds After New Review

Study: Liquid Nitrogen Has Recently Reached Pluto’s Surface

JPL Validates Flexible 'Tiny Cape' Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters

Curiosity Images Vast Honeycomb Polygon Field on Mars

Curiosity Captures Vast Sea of Polygonal Fractures on Mars

Curiosity Images Largest Honeycomb-Like Polygon Field on Mount Sharp

Curiosity Images Kilometer-Scale Honeycomb of 4–8 cm Polygons in Valle Grande

Archived Spirit Data Reveal Water‑Linked Minerals in Martian Soil

New 3D Models Suggest Venus Rift Systems Are Geologically Young

High-Resolution 3D Models Suggest Venus's Rift Valleys Are Recently Active

Juno Measures Hidden Heat Beneath Jupiter’s Moon Io

Scientists Confirm 25-Kilometre Meteorite Crater in Quebec

Perseverance Identifies 245‑Foot Impact‑Built Rock Sequence on Jezero Rim

Tianwen‑2 Reaches Kamoʻoalewa and Delivers First Close Images

Chandrayaan‑3 Soil Matches First Known Lunar Meteorite, Study Finds