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SpaceX’s efforts to dim its Starlink satellites will likely be effective, at least for one major observatory. But the ...
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Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe ...
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...
I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.
On July 1, scientists discovered a mysterious object hurtling through our solar system.  Nicknamed 3I/ATLAS, astronomers say ...
Named 3I/ATLAS, the object reportedly rich in water ice was discovered on July 1 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile, when it was about 416 million miles (670 million kilometers) from the Sun.
On July 11, 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope finished its commissioning and commenced science operations. In the three ...
A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...
A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists.
AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...
As 3I/ATLAS approaches the sun, astronomers expect its frozen ices to sublimate, releasing gas and forming a glowing coma and ...