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Planetary Science News and Info Tracker: Your Source for Planetary Science Updates

Stay informed with "Planetary Science News and Info Tracker," your daily podcast for the latest news and insights in planetary science. From groundbreaking discoveries about planets and stars to advancements in space exploration, we cover all aspects of the cosmos. Join us for expert interviews, in-depth analysis, and the latest updates in the field of planetary science. Subscribe now and stay ahead in understanding the universe.

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  • "Unveiling Celestial Discoveries: NASA and Partners Captivate the U.S. with Planetary Wonders"

    "Unveiling Celestial Discoveries: NASA and Partners Captivate the U.S. with Planetary Wonders"
    Nov 24 2025
    Across the United States, planetary science has taken center stage this week, with NASA and its partners sharing major updates on celestial discoveries and skywatching events. NASA led a highly anticipated live event from Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland on November nineteenth, unveiling the latest images and findings on Comet Three Eye Atlas, an interstellar visitor currently racing through our solar system. According to NASA, the agency’s fleet of spacecraft and ground-based telescopes collected imagery and data in a coordinated effort to study the composition, structure, and movement of this rare comet since its discovery in the summer of twenty twenty five. Mission leaders emphasized that these multi-instrument observations contribute to understanding how interstellar objects differ from those born in our own solar system, potentially offering new insights into planetary formation and the materials that seeded the planets observed today.

    Meanwhile, skywatching opportunities in the United States have drawn both scientists and enthusiasts outside as Mars and Mercury appeared in a rare close conjunction after sunset on November twelfth. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory advised observers to look southwest in the early evening to spot these two planets appearing as close companions in the sky, despite being separated by over one hundred million miles in reality. Notably, Mars displayed a distinctive reddish orange hue, helping differentiate it from Mercury in the night sky. Just days later, the Leonid meteor shower, one of the year’s brightest, peaked during the nights of November sixteenth to seventeenth, with skywatchers across the country witnessing up to fifteen meteors per hour as Earth passed through debris left by the ancient comet Fifty Five P Tempel Tuttle. Public observatories and NASA outreach centers reported strong turnouts, with the Leonids described as a vivid reminder of the dynamic processes continually shaping our planet’s celestial environment, as highlighted by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington D C.

    A striking planetary event occurred on November twenty third as Saturn’s rings seemed to vanish from view when the planet’s orientation temporarily hid their thin silhouette from Earth. NASA explained this ring plane crossing is a regular event, and the rings will gradually become visible again over time as Saturn continues its orbit. The Planetary Science Institute released findings this month suggesting that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may sustain a stable subsurface ocean suitable for life, based on new chemical and geophysical modeling. Additionally, planetary scientists at institutions across the United States are analyzing rocks from Earth and the Moon to reveal clues about Theia, the ancient planetary body believed to have formed our Moon, as reported by Science Daily.

    The mood in the United States planetary science community is optimistic, with the end of a federal shutdown allowing NASA’s workforce to resume full operations. However, NASA remains only temporarily funded and faces ongoing budget negotiations in Congress, which could affect the pace of upcoming missions and research. Emerging patterns in these recent developments show continued American leadership in the collaborative global study of planetary bodies, the importance of public engagement in astronomy, and renewed focus on interstellar objects and planetary habitability as core frontiers in the field.

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  • Groundbreaking Comet 3I/ATLAS Images Captured by NASA's Mars Orbiter

    Groundbreaking Comet 3I/ATLAS Images Captured by NASA's Mars Orbiter
    Nov 19 2025
    NASA held a significant event on Wednesday, November nineteenth at three o'clock Eastern Standard Time to share groundbreaking imagery of comet three I slash ATLAS, an interstellar visitor that entered our solar system earlier this year. The space agency released some of the highest resolution images yet captured of this rare celestial object, collected by multiple NASA missions during the comet's close approach to Mars in early October.

    Comet three I slash ATLAS represents only the third object ever identified as originating from outside our solar system. First observed in July twenty twenty-five, this approximately seven mile wide comet has been traveling at more than one hundred thirty thousand miles per hour through space. The images were captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, known as HiRISE, aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been studying the Red Planet since two thousand six.

    The comet flew within nineteen million miles of Mars in early October and passed its closest point to the sun roughly two weeks before mid-November. It will reach its closest approach to Earth on December nineteenth, maintaining a safe distance of one hundred seventy million miles. NASA and European Space Agency missions have been actively monitoring this interstellar visitor. The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter collected data that improved trajectory estimates for the comet by tenfold, and the space agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is expected to observe three I slash ATLAS later in November.

    The release of these detailed images had been delayed due to the United States government shutdown that lasted from October first through November twelfth. Now that NASA's workforce has returned to full operations, the agency resumed sharing critical scientific observations. These high resolution photographs are expected to help researchers better understand the comet's composition and origins, revealing details about its highly irradiated coma, the halo of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus.

    Additionally, Blue Origin successfully launched two spacecraft in November twenty twenty-five bound for Mars as part of NASA's ESCAPADE mission. This represents continued momentum in planetary science missions focused on studying Mars and the solar wind environment. The spacecraft are scheduled to loop back to Earth in November twenty twenty-six when the two planets are closely aligned in their orbits.

    These developments demonstrate the continued commitment of United States space agencies to advancing planetary science knowledge and exploration, even as NASA navigates budget constraints and operational challenges in the coming months.

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  • Mars Exploration Reaches New Heights: NASA's ESCAPADE Mission Blazes Trail for Future Mars Missions

    Mars Exploration Reaches New Heights: NASA's ESCAPADE Mission Blazes Trail for Future Mars Missions
    Nov 15 2025
    In the past week, planetary science in the United States has witnessed several milestones, with global implications and a strong focus on Mars. According to UC Berkeley, NASA’s ESCAPADE mission launched on November thirteenth from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking the first time two identical satellites have been sent together to another planet. Managed by the University of California, Berkeley, this mission aims to provide a three-dimensional map of the Martian magnetic field, upper atmosphere, and ionosphere. By flying in formation, these twin spacecraft will offer an unprecedented stereo view of Mars’ near-space environment and help scientists better understand how and when the planet lost its atmosphere, which is critical information for future human exploration.

    NASA reports that ESCAPADE’s launch, delayed a day due to solar storms, occurred aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which successfully deployed both spacecraft and landed its reusable booster, signifying progress in sustainable space launch technology. The satellites will journey to a Lagrange point, an area of gravitational balance between the Sun and Earth, before returning toward Earth and slingshotting to Mars in early November twenty twenty-six. This pioneering trajectory may revolutionize future Mars missions by allowing spacecraft to launch over several months rather than a brief window every two years, potentially supporting large-scale human settlement efforts in the coming decades.

    The scientific goals for ESCAPADE, according to NASA and UC Berkeley, include a real-time study of how the Martian atmosphere reacts to solar wind, a stream of charged particles from the Sun. Instruments supplied by the Space Sciences Laboratory at Berkeley, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, Florida’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Northern Arizona University will measure high-energy particles, plasma, magnetic fields, dust, and even capture images of Mars’ auroras. These findings will help address challenges in radio communications and navigation for future astronauts on Mars.

    Elsewhere, the U.S. saw increased interest in skywatching, highlighted by two major events in November. Washington DC’s Shenandoah National Park and other dark sky sites hosted locals keen to observe the Leonid meteor shower on November seventeenth and the full hunter’s supermoon on November fifth, which was the largest and brightest moon for twenty twenty-five according to WTOP in DC. Smithsonian Air and Space events, NOVAC astronomy meetings at George Mason University, and observatory sessions in Virginia offered public engagement in planetary science.

    Globally, Penn State has announced the discovery of a nearby super-Earth that may offer one of the best chances to search for extraterrestrial life beyond our solar system, expanding the frontier of planetary habitability research. This week also saw MIT Haystack scientists investigating recent solar storms, which produced rare auroras visible over New England and impacted space missions. Together, these breakthroughs and public opportunities are advancing planetary science in the United States while connecting researchers and enthusiasts to broader discoveries around the world.

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