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Roman Space Telescope Records First Light During Transit to L2

Initial instrument activations let engineers begin alignment and commissioning while NASA reports a fuel-based projection that could extend operations for decades.

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Astronomers Confirm Elias 2-24 b as Youngest Known Planet

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Venus Likely Lost a Moon to Tidal Drag, Study Finds

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Mercury's Shrinkage Revised Upward After Study Finds Craters Hide Tectonic Faults

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Crescent Moon and Venus Close in the Western Sky as Occultation Is Seen by Some Regions

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Caltech Study Finds Mars’s Southern Mantle About 200–400°C Hotter Than the North

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Hubble Confirms a Ten‑Sided Decagon at Saturn’s South Pole

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NASA Selects Blue Origin to Build and Operate Mars Telecommunications Network

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BepiColombo Separates Transfer Module and Begins Final Approach to Mercury

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BepiColombo Begins Mercury Arrival After Transfer Module Separation

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Mars's Southern Mantle Is Hundreds of Degrees Hotter Than the North, Study Finds

Planetary Science

Roman Space Telescope Records First Light During Transit to L2

Astronomers Confirm Elias 2-24 b as Youngest Known Planet

Venus Likely Lost a Moon to Tidal Drag, Study Finds

Mercury's Shrinkage Revised Upward After Study Finds Craters Hide Tectonic Faults

Crescent Moon and Venus Close in the Western Sky as Occultation Is Seen by Some Regions

Webb Finds Chariklo’s Two Rings Changed in Opposite Ways

Study Finds Young Sun May Have Engulfed a 5–10 Earth‑Mass Super‑Earth

Study Finds Mercury Shrank Up to 14.5 Miles More Than Previously Measured

Study Says Mercury May Have Shrunk by as Much as 23 Kilometers

Study Says Mercury Has Shrunk More Than Previously Estimated

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New Simulations Show Moon Could Have Formed Intact in Hours

Curiosity Finds Unusual Broad, Shallow Pits on Mount Sharp

Simulations Show Moon Could Have Formed Intact in Hours After Giant Impact

Webb Detects 27 Ultra‑Faint Worlds Beyond Neptune

Caltech Study Finds Mars’s Southern Mantle About 200–400°C Hotter Than the North

Hubble Confirms a Ten‑Sided Decagon at Saturn’s South Pole

NASA Selects Blue Origin to Build and Operate Mars Telecommunications Network

BepiColombo Separates Transfer Module and Begins Final Approach to Mercury

BepiColombo Begins Mercury Arrival After Transfer Module Separation

Mars's Southern Mantle Is Hundreds of Degrees Hotter Than the North, Study Finds

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