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'Project Hail Mary' is an optimistic look towards the stars, and we need that right now (review)

'Amaze, amaze, amaze!' from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/QzLK7r5

Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/9hcK5xA

These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can't penetrate

These worlds are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have been blocked by a mysterious smog. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/xRAXgTv

'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence

One of the two spacecraft that make up Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse mission just reestablished contact with its handlers after being incommunicado for a month. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/YDmfSge

Earthshine will reveal the moon's hidden face this week — here's how to see it

Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon appears low after sunset. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/piNZFTC

Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds

The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/4kcbxYs