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The announcement came via a Bluesky post by an astrophysics undergraduate, who shared, "Hubble Space Telescope images of ...
The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.
The photos reveal a bright and well-developed coma, the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the comet's nucleus, with striking ...
Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older than the solar system.
The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...
New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it ...
Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...
Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...
It's out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system.On July 1, astronomers discovered an object near the orbit of Jupiter that was somewhat peculiar. It had a strange orbit, one that didn't ...
According to the team's measurements, the comet's nucleus is around a whopping 128 kilometers (80 miles) across, making it ...
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...
On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...