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The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...
The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.
Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...
Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...
"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.
The photos reveal a bright and well-developed coma, the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the comet's nucleus, with striking ...
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest pass by the Sun on Oct. 30, when it will fly 130 million miles inside the ...
Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...
3I/ATLAS is only the third object which has been confirmed to have originated outside our solar system after 1I/Oumuamua ...
An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in the coming months ...