Nature Astronomy, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02450-1 A new study shows that many ‘ultra-wide’ binaries (UWBs) in the Kuiper belt are not primordial but attained their present large separations during multiple encounters with other trans-Neptunian objects, and constrain Solar

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 17 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02431-4 The discovery of a distant blazar J0410−0139 at z = 7 suggests that many similar sources existed in the early Universe, supporting the hypothesis that the rapid growth of black holes is driven by

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Nature Astronomy, Published online: 16 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02439-w Humans first reached Mars in 1971, initiating the record of human activity on the Red Planet. As planetary scientists plan for future planetary protection procedures for Mars, they should also consider the