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Hello space enthusiasts!

After a week diving in Panama looking for an octopus as part of a book I'm writing (which will be out sometime in late 2026), I've returned to the newsroom and am excited to share the stories we have with you for our morning read, starting with Blue Origin standing down their 200th launch on the New Shepard rocket due to an issue with the booster's avionics.

Other stories for today include the James Webb Space Telescope spying the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a new type of plasma wave seen by Jupiter's 'alien auroras' and SpaceX launching an Earth-observing satellite for Luxembourg.

It's Tuesday, so we also have our 'Trivia Tuesday: Quiz of the Week' for you, which is all about one of Earth's closest neighbors: Venus! From its mythological origins to weird features, Venus has captured our imaginations for millennia. Try our quiz and see how much you know.

Thanks for exploring with us.
Keep looking up,
Kenna

Content Manager, Space.com

Most powerful solar telescope sees huge coronal loops

"It's a landmark moment in solar science."

JWST takes 1st look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA's $10 billion space telescope studied the third interstellar object to enter the solar system, measuring the chemical contents of its halo

Space quiz! What percentage of the universe is composed of dark matter?

Click here for the answer.

Spaceflight

Blue Origin stands down 200th payload launch

"We're standing down on today's NS-35 launch attempt to continue to troubleshoot an issue with the booster's avionics. We're determining the next launch opportunity."

Science & Astronomy

Jupiter's 'alien auroras' show new kind of plasma wave

The result is thanks to the Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft.

Supernova blast sculpts ghostly hand-shaped nebula

An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory shows a glowing hand stretching across the cosmos with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion.