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Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as suspected, study suggests

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

New research suggests Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth's polar seas instead of a buried ocean as long suspected.

Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas will make closest approach to Earth on Friday

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as close as it will get on its grand tour of the solar system.

Bundle up, leave the city and put away the phones. Here's how to watch the Geminids, one of the year's best meteor showers

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December.

WATCH: Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman back before Senate seeking NASA's top job

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Isaacman appeared before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday, eight months after his first nomination hearing.

When to see the last supermoon of the year

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

The last supermoon of the year will soon shine in December skies. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens.

Scientists detect crackling on Mars believed to be lightning

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

NASA's latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars' atmosphere

By Christopher Carr, Glenn Lightsey, The Conversation

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, mission will help unleash.

Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

The original return plan was scrapped because a window in the Shenzhou-20 capsule had tiny cracks, most likely caused by impact from space debris, the space agency said Friday.

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that's 10 billion light years away

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Studying such behemoths can help researchers understand the stellar neighborhood surrounding them.

Partial solar eclipse at the bottom of the world will close out the year's celestial spectacles

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia are in prime position as the moon slips between the sun and Earth, obscuring a good portion of our star.