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However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...
Aster G. Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a 2023 Fannie ...
Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...
The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves ...
The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of ...
The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...
As 3I/ATLAS approaches the sun, astronomers expect its frozen ices to sublimate, releasing gas and forming a glowing coma and ...
A rare interstellar comet is flying through our solar system. Here's how—and when—you might be able to see Comet ATLAS from ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency ...
Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first ...
3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy.