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Sunday, January 11
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid in Pre-Survey Observations
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory — 6:06 pm ET (2306 GMT)

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)

Next set of articles
news in brief
Medical issue leads to early return of Crew-11
Posted: Sun, Jan 11 5:18 PM ET (2218 GMT)

Private organization plans large space telescope
Posted: Sun, Jan 11 5:14 PM ET (2214 GMT)

ULA sets date for next Vulcan launch
Posted: Sun, Jan 11 5:09 PM ET (2209 GMT)

news links
Sunday, January 11
Sidus Space Appoints Aerospace Executive Kelle Wendling to Board of Directors
Sidus Space — 6:25 pm ET (2325 GMT)
Astronomers Reveal Hidden Lives of the Early Universe’s Ultramassive Galaxies
Keck Observatory — 6:23 pm ET (2323 GMT)
ThinkOrbital Inc. Announces Seed Round Led by TFX Capital to Accelerate Defense-Driven Space Capabilities, On-Orbit Servicing, and In-Space Construction
ThinkOrbital — 6:19 pm ET (2319 GMT)
Starlab and Seven Grand Managers Announce Strategic Investment
Voyager Space — 6:17 pm ET (2317 GMT)
Unprecedented Data on Global River Quality, Quantity Now Gathered From Space, Powered by UMass Amherst-Built Software
Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst — 6:17 pm ET (2317 GMT)
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