Hubble images from December 2025 show interstellar object 3I/ATLAS releasing two narrow jets of material as it moves away from the Sun, raising questions about rotation and activity ...

WASHINGTON — Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made a significant breakthrough in space exploration by observing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, providing a fresh perspective on an object passing through our solar system ...

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NASA's PUNCH mission is photographing the Sun like never before. It can see comets that are invisible to every other ...

While surveying distant worlds beyond our solar system, researchers unexpectedly obtained the first direct images showing ...

After less than a year in orbit, the Southwest Research Institute-built PUNCH spacecraft have made major accomplishments, imaging the Sun in context while tracking comets and enormous space weather ...

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NASA's PUNCH mission, utilizing four small spacecraft, has released initial images of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) with unprecedented detail, exceeding the capabilities of previous instruments. The ...

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