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Astronomer Avi Loeb outlines nine "anomalies" that he says support his hypothesis that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is an alien artefact.
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Nine Reasons This Scientist Is Suspicious the Object Screaming Past the Sun Is a City-Sized Alien Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Keck II telescope observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS found "evidence for a puzzling anti-tail extension" pointing at the Sun.
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Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Sprouted a Tendril Reaching Toward the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

The South Atlantic Anomaly, a strange dip in the Earth's magnetic field, has grown rapidly over the last eleven years, new data shows.
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Mysterious Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field Now Growing Rapidly

By Victor Tangermann

Despite data suggesting interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is simply a comet, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb still thinks something is off.
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Astronomer: 30+ Percent Probability Interstellar Object Is Alien Craft Disguised as Comet

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have found that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, signs of habitability.
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Saturn’s Moon Shows Major Signs of Life

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have presented the "first compelling evidence for the existence of lava tubes on Venus." And they're way bigger than we thought.
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Scientists Confirm Massive Underground Tunnels on Venus

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency has shown off a concept for a giant eight-feet-long robotic arm that is designed to pick up samples of Martian soil.
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European Space Agency Shows Off Concept for Martian Sample Picker-Upper

By Victor Tangermann

ESA is prepping to send a spacecraft to Venus — a feat which will require state-of-the-art methods to get through the planet's grueling atmosphere. 
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ESA Unveils Plan to Send Spacecraft Through Venus’ “Hot, Thick” Atmosphere

By Noor Al-Sibai

The ESA is experimenting with satellites that use flax fiber instead of steel-like carbon fibers so that they incinerate easier upon retirement.
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The ESA Is Weaving Flax Fiber Into Satellites So They Incinerate Better

By Dan Robitzski

The European Space Agency has officially approved funding for ClearSpace-1 — the world's first mission dedicated to cleaning up space junk.
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The ESA Is Sending a Robotic Junk Collector Into Space

By Kristin Houser

To avoid a collision with one of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, the ESA was forced to perform a first-of-its-kind "collision avoidance manoeuvre."
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SpaceX Wouldn’t Move Its Satellite to Avoid a Collision, Says ESA

By Kristin Houser

The ESA plans to launch a trio of space probes — a "mothership" and two interceptors — that will wait up in space for comets to pass nearby.
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ESA Announces “Mothership” Mission to Intercept Comets

By Dan Robitzski

Gaia, an ESA satellite charged with plotting the course of the stars, just discovered three new asteroids orbiting the Sun at a peculiar angle.
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ESA Satellite Accidentally Discovered Three New Asteroids

By Dan Robitzski

PepsiCo says it's struck a deal with a Russian startup called StartRocket to display an enormous energy drink advertisement in the night sky.
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Pepsi Plans to Project a Giant Ad in the Night Sky Using Cubesats

By Jon Christian

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It’s Official. In 2025, NASA and the ESA Will Land on Europa to Look For Alien Life

By Dom Galeon

ESA Discovers an Organism That Can Survive 16 Months in Outer Space
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ESA Discovers an Organism That Can Survive 16 Months in Outer Space

By Chelsea Gohd