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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 15h
European Space Agency (ESA): Ramses: ESA’s Mission to Rendezvous with Asteroid Apophis www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 15h
Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA): Greedy Black Hole Feeds via Two Spiral Arms www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/gr...
Greedy black hole feeds via two spiral arms
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 15h
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam: A Look into the Heartbeat of a Star www.aip.de/en/news/hear...
A look into the heartbeat of a star
Scientists at the AIP have uncovered the intricate magnetic heartbeat of a distant star remarkably similar to our own Sun—but much younger and more active. This groundbreaking study, part of the Far B
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 15h
Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA): New Model Explains Extreme Jet Streams on All Giant Planets www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/ne...
New model explains extreme jet streams on all giant planets
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 4d
European Space Agency: Completed Plato Spacecraft is Ready for Final Tests www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 4d
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics: Astronomers ‘Image’ a Mysterious Dark Object in the Distant Universe www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/1129686/news...
Astronomers ‘image’ a mysterious dark object in the distant Universe
An international team of astronomers has identified a low mass dark object in the distant Universe by detecting its gravitational distortion of light from another galaxy. This object, approximately on...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 4d
University of Turku: Scientists Capture an Image of Two Black Holes Circling Each Other for the First Time www.utu.fi/en/news/pres...
Scientists capture an image of two black holes circling each other for the first time
For the first time, astronomers have managed to capture a radio image showing two black holes orbiting each other. The observation confirmed the existence of black hole pairs.
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 5d
National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Cosmic Tug-of-War: Gravity Reshapes Magnetic Fields in Star Clusters public.nrao.edu/news/cosmic-...
Cosmic Tug-of-War: Gravity Reshapes Magnetic Fields in Star Clusters - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how massive stars are born, revealing a dramatic interplay between gravity...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 5d
European Space Agency: Dancing Dust Devils Trace Raging Winds on Mars www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Dancing dust devils trace raging winds on Mars
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 5d
Carnegie Mellon University: X-Ray Study Reveals New Details About Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...
X-Ray Study Reveals New Details About Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have detected that the red supergiant Betelgeuse may have a companion star, Betelbuddy.
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 5d
University of Bern: Raging Winds on Mars mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
Raging winds on Mars
On Mars, dust devils and winds reach speeds of up to 160 km/h and are therefore faster than previously assumed: This shows a study by an international research team led by the University of Bern. The ...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 6d
European Space Agency: ExoMars and Mars Express Observe Comet 3I/ATLAS www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express observe comet 3I/ATLAS
Between 1 and 7 October, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express spacecraft turned their eyes towards interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as it passed close to Mars. 
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 6d
National Solar Observatory: 30 Hours Worth of Cona Science-Data Released nso.edu/blog/30-hour...
30 Hours Worth of Cona Science-Data Released - NSO - National Solar Observatory
In May, NSF NSO & NJIT unveiled the clearest-ever images of plasma in the Sun’s corona. NOW, 80+ high-res observations are publicly available.
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 6d
Brown University: With New Analysis, Apollo Samples Brought to Earth in 1972 Reveal Exotic Sulfur Hidden in Moon’s Mantle www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon’s mantle
Sealed Apollo 17 samples analyzed with new techniques reveal that the Moon’s interior contains sulfur isotopes unlike those found on Earth, according to research led by a Brown University scientist.
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 6d
Goethe University Frankfurt: How Black Holes Produce Powerful Relativistic Jets aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/how-...
How Black Holes Produce Powerful Relativistic Jets | Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Theoretical physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt describe the origin of powerful jets using complex simulations A hundred years before the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration released the first...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 6d
University of Michigan: We Need a Solar Sail Probe to Detect Space Tornadoes Earlier, More Accurately, Researchers Say news.umich.edu/we-need-a-so...
We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately, U-M researchers say
Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to detect with our current single-location warning system, according to a new s...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 7d
Europlanet: EPSC-DPS2025: Bringing the Digital Revolution to Direct Exoplanet Imaging with PLACID’s LCD Technology www.europlanet.org/epsc-dps2025...
EPSC-DPS2025: Bringing the Digital Revolution to Direct Exoplanet Imaging with PLACID’s LCD Technology – Europlanet
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 7d
European Space Agency: ESA Inaugurates Deep Space Antenna in Australia www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia
The European Space Agency (ESA) has expanded its capability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space safety missions across our Solar System with the inauguration of a new 35-m diameter d...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 7d
European Space Agency: Fly Over Xanthe Terra with Mars Express www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Fly over Xanthe Terra with Mars Express
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 10d
Curtin University: Curtin Powers Global Push to Find Life on Mars and Advance Autonomy www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-r...
Curtin powers global push to find life on Mars and advance autonomy | News at Curtin
Curtin University is helping unlock the secrets of life on Mars and advance next-generation robotics and autonomous systems, with two new international agre ...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 10d
University of Geneva: The First Exoplanet Was Discovered 30 Years Ago at the UNIGE www.unige.ch/medias/en/20...
The first exoplanet was discovered 30 years ago at the UNIGE - Medias - UNIGE
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 10d
Royal Astronomical Society: Most Powerful ‘Odd Radio Circle’ to Date Is Discovered ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Most powerful 'odd radio circle' to date is discovered
drupal-media[data-view-mode=half_page_width] { display: inline-block; width: 50%; } The most distant and most powerful 'odd radio circle' (ORC) known so far has been...
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 12d
Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA): Little Red Dots Frequently Reveal Clumpy Morphologies, and Some of These Also Bear the Hallmarks of Active Black Holes www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/li...
Little Red Dots frequently reveal clumpy morphologies, and some of these also bear the hallmarks of active black holes
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 12d
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI): Features on Asteroid Visited by SwRI-Led Lucy Spacecraft Given Official Names www.swri.org/newsroom/pre...
Features on asteroid visited by SwRI-led Lucy spacecraft given official names | Southwest Research Institute
The NASA spacecraft visited the asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 12d
The University of Texas at Austin: Out-of-This-World Ice Geysers tacc.utexas.edu/news/latest-...
Out-of-this-World Ice Geysers
Simulations show Saturn’s moon Enceladus shoots less ice into space than previous estimates
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