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Mars Meteorite Mystery: Perseverance Rover's Odd Discovery

December 26, 2025

On Mars, the Perseverance rover has stumbled upon something unusual. It's not from Mars at all. This rock, named Phippsaksla, is a meteorite that crashed into the red planet. While other rovers have found meteorites before, this is Perseverance's first. It's a big deal because it might not be easy t

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Cosmic Candy: Sweet Secrets from Asteroid Bennu

December 4, 2025

Asteroid Bennu has been sharing some sweet secrets. Scientists have found sugars and a mysterious "space gum" in samples brought back by NASA's Osiris-REx mission. These findings could help us understand how life began on Earth. The sugars found in the asteroid samples are important for life as we

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What's Going On With 3I/ATLAS? Scientists Have Some Ideas

December 4, 2025

People are talking about 3I/ATLAS, a space rock from another star system. Some think it might have ice volcanoes. But scientists say, not so fast. A recent study suggests that 3I/ATLAS might act like an ice volcano, but it's not the same thing. 3I/ATLAS is small, about the size of Manhattan. It's n

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The Mystery of Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Cosmic Visitor with a Twist

November 18, 2025

A comet named 3I/ATLAS has been making headlines since its discovery on July 1, 2025. This comet is special because it's only the third interstellar visitor we've seen in our solar system. But what's really got scientists buzzing is its strange behavior near the sun. It's speeding up in a way that g

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A Golden Glow in the Sky: The Tale of a Comet's Close Call

November 5, 2025

A comet named C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has captured attention after its close encounter with the sun. This comet, discovered in May, has a unique golden hue, a rare sight in the night sky. Many thought it wouldn't survive its close approach to the sun, but it did, surprising experts. The comet's golden co

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A Cosmic Visitor's Journey: Unraveling the Secrets of 3I/ATLAS

October 31, 2025

A mysterious traveler from beyond our solar system, known as 3I/ATLAS, has just made its closest approach to the sun. This comet, which originated far away, is now on a path that will take it out of our cosmic neighborhood, but not before giving astronomers a few more months to study it. The comet,

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A Giant Rock Racing Around the Sun

October 25, 2025

A huge asteroid, as big as a skyscraper, is zooming around our sun. It's called 2025 SC79. This space rock is one of the fastest in our solar system. It completes a full trip around the sun in just 128 days. That's super quick for an asteroid! This asteroid is special because it's one of only two k

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A Mysterious Visitor from Afar: The Odd Tail of 3I/ATLAS

October 23, 2025

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on a peculiar object, 3I/ATLAS, as it zooms through our solar system. This is the third interstellar visitor we've spotted, after 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. What makes 3I/ATLAS stand out is its unusual tail, which has been acting strangely. Comets usually

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A Giant Cosmic Drifter: Unraveling the Mysteries of 3I/ATLAS

July 7, 2025

A new space traveler has caught the attention of astronomers. This visitor, named 3I/ATLAS, is the third interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system. It was first seen on July 1, 2025, by a telescope in Chile. The object's unusual path quickly revealed it wasn't bound by our sun's gravity,

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A Giant Comet's Surprising Gas Blasts

July 7, 2025

A huge comet, Bernardinelli-Bernstein, is making waves in the solar system. It's not just its size that's impressive—it's also acting in ways that surprise scientists. This comet, one of the largest ever found, is releasing jets of carbon monoxide gas, and it's doing this while still very far from t