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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)
How 2025 became the year of comet: The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN
SPACE.com — 8:46 am ET (1346 GMT)
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail
SPACE.com — 8:44 am ET (1344 GMT)
More than 100 moons were discovered in our own solar system in 2025
New Scientist — 8:35 am ET (1335 GMT)

Tuesday, December 23
Retrieval of interior structure of asteroids with the low-frequency telescope DART
Eurekalert — 7:10 am ET (1210 GMT)
Europa's thick ice may hinder the search for life in its oceans
New Scientist — 6:45 am ET (1145 GMT)

Saturday, December 20
An asteroid could hit the moon in 2032, scattering debris toward Earth
Science News — 6:55 am ET (1155 GMT)
Farewell, comet 3I/ATLAS! Interstellar visitor heads for the outer solar system after its closest approach to Earth
SPACE.com — 6:42 am ET (1142 GMT)
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover could break the record for miles driven on another planet
SPACE.com — 6:42 am ET (1142 GMT)
NASA’s PUNCH Spies Comet Lemmon
NASA — 6:31 am ET (1131 GMT)
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Observes Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA — 6:28 am ET (1128 GMT)
Putin says 3I/ATLAS comet poses no threat to Earth, it can be 'sent to Jupiter' anytime
TASS — 6:21 am ET (1121 GMT)

Next set of articles
news in brief
Bruno resigns from ULA, joins Blue Origin
Posted: Sun, Dec 28 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)

China launches first Long March 12A, but booster landing fails
Posted: Sun, Dec 28 9:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)

First Innospace launch fails
Posted: Sun, Dec 28 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)

news links
Friday, January 2
Starlink is lowering thousands of satellites' orbits to reduce risk of collisions
Engadget — 8:33 am ET (1333 GMT)
Europe Is Losing the Space Race. More Rules Won't Help
Bloomberg News — 8:33 am ET (1333 GMT)
SpaceX will lower Starlink satellites to reduce collision risk
The Verge — 8:30 am ET (1330 GMT)
SpaceX is moving thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit to reduce the chances of them colliding with rivals
Business Insider — 8:30 am ET (1330 GMT)
China warns Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites pose ‘safety and security’ risk
The Independent — 8:28 am ET (1328 GMT)
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