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View larger. | This is the new composite image of the Andromeda galaxy. It combines images from various telescopes in X-ray, infrared, ultraviolet, optical and radio waves. Image via X-ray:

This is the path of the new interstellar object A11pI3Z through the inner solar system. Image via Catalina Sky Survey/ University of Arizona/ David Rankin on Bluesky. New interstellar object

View larger. | This image shows a clay-rich mesa in Hellas basin on Mars. A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin shows that such

Watch a video about the 1908 Tunguska explosion. The Tunguska explosion: June 30, 1908 On June 30, 1908, the largest asteroid impact in recorded history occurred on a warm summer

The battered surface of Mercury, as seen by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft. When space rocks hit Mercury, debris should be ejected from its surface. And some of this material should have

View larger. | Artist’s illustration of a hot Jupiter type of exoplanet. They are similar to Jupiter or Saturn but orbit very close to their stars, so they’re searingly hot.

Artist’s concept of Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein. Astronomers have spotted the mega comet shooting out jets of carbon monoxide as it barrels toward the sun. Image via NSF/ AUI/ NSF NRAO/ M.

Could desert lichen survive on other worlds? A new study looked at a hardy Mojave Desert lichen and found it could live even under harsh solar radiation. Image via AdisResic/

Asteroids are small rocky bodies, left over from the formation of the solar system. Most orbit in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but some sweep near Earth. Learn

This image shows the bright circumstellar disk around the star TWA 7. It is a combination of images from Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and the Very Large Telescope’s SPHERE instrument.