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NASA's SPHEREx space telescope captured the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS flaring up with gas, dust, and complex molecules as it departed our solar system.

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January brought a wide range of thoughtful science conversations featuring researchers from the SETI Institute, spanning everything from hands-on planetary defense with citizen scientists to careful ...

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Archival clip of George Saunders: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was right there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded sensibly, ...

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All locations and times for talks, tours and star parties are listed on the National Park Service’s website. All public ...