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Saturday, January 10
A newly spotted asteroid spins faster than any of its size ever seen
Science News — 6:42 am ET (1142 GMT)

Friday, January 9
The Electrifying Science Behind Martian Dust
Washington Univ. in St. Louis — 7:06 am ET (1206 GMT)
Vera Rubin Observatory spots the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever found
SPACE.com — 6:39 am ET (1139 GMT)

Thursday, January 8
Lunar spacecraft exhaust could obscure clues to origins of life
AGU — 6:14 am ET (1114 GMT)
Rubin Observatory spots an asteroid that spins fast enough to set a record
GeekWire — 6:10 am ET (1110 GMT)

Wednesday, January 7
Sandblasting on Mars
ESA — 6:21 am ET (1121 GMT)
Jupiter’s moon Europa has seafloor that may be quiet, lifeless
Washington Univ. in St. Louis — 6:19 am ET (1119 GMT)
China's Mars rover discovers longer water existence on red planet
Xinhua — 6:15 am ET (1115 GMT)
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS isn't an alien spacecraft, astronomers confirm. 'In the end, there were no surprises.'
SPACE.com — 6:07 am ET (1107 GMT)
Study casts doubt on potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa
Reuters — 5:59 am ET (1059 GMT)

Tuesday, January 6
Thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars
Rice Univ. — 6:27 am ET (1127 GMT)

Friday, January 2
Will Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) be the 'great comet' of 2026?
SPACE.com — 8:05 am ET (1305 GMT)

Wednesday, December 31
Asteroid named after Chinese botanist Kuang Tingyun
Xinhua — 6:33 am ET (1133 GMT)
2026 Mars mission will set out to solve the mystery of its moons
New Scientist — 6:16 am ET (1116 GMT)
BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury's secrets in 2026
New Scientist — 6:16 am ET (1116 GMT)

Sunday, December 28
Mercury: The planet that shouldn't exist
BBC — 8:35 am ET (1335 GMT)
The top astronomical discoveries of 2025
SPACE.com — 8:18 am ET (1318 GMT)

Friday, December 26
Here’s where NASA is looking for alien life in our solar system
National Geographic — 8:57 am ET (1357 GMT)
Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?
New Scientist — 8:48 am ET (1348 GMT)

Wednesday, December 24
Life in Europa’s ocean could feed on rocks’ radioactive decay
Science — 8:52 am ET (1352 GMT)

Next set of articles
news in brief
Falcon 9 launches Italian imaging satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 3 11:37 AM ET (1637 GMT)

ESA suffers cyberattack
Posted: Sat, Jan 3 11:32 AM ET (1632 GMT)

China closes record launch year
Posted: Sat, Jan 3 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)

news links
Saturday, January 10
QKDSat: Secure communication via quantum cryptography
ESA — 7:30 am ET (1230 GMT)
Starlink’s Quiet Role in Venezuela’s Political Crisis
Time — 7:29 am ET (1229 GMT)
FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites
Reuters — 7:28 am ET (1228 GMT)
SpaceX launch recap: Live updates from Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral
Florida Today — 7:27 am ET (1227 GMT)
SpaceX launches 2nd Space Coast mission of 2026
Orlando Sentinel — 7:25 am ET (1225 GMT)
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