An enriched methane D/H ratio in the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS
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Kilometre-scale Jovian moon characterized for a potential JUICE flyby
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Non-gravitational acceleration indicative of cometary activity of near-Earth object
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A thin atmosphere on a small world beyond Pluto
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Detection of an atmosphere on a trans-Neptunian object beyond Pluto
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‘Make Pluto a planet again’? NASA chief revives debate that divides astronomers
Will Pluto become a planet again?Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute Many of us are…
A complete set of canonical nucleobases in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu
Extraction and purification of organic molecules from samples The Ryugu A0480 (11.9 mg) and C0370 (8.3 mg) aggregate samples were…
Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defence
Brown, P. G. et al. A 500-kiloton airburst over Chelyabinsk and an enhanced hazard from small impactors. Nature…
Late fluid flow in a primitive asteroid revealed by Lu–Hf isotopes in Ryugu
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