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A rare interstellar comet is flying through our solar system. Here's how—and when—you might be able to see Comet ATLAS from ...
However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...
Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...
Aster G. Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a 2023 Fannie ...
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...
When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...
The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves ...
On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...
What can a newly discovered interstellar comet teach scientists about solar system formation and evolution? This is what a recent study presented at the Na | Space ...
Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...
A week and a half after its discovery, there are clues about the origin and age of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS – and ...
3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1, is a comet from interstellar space, meaning it originated in another star system and ...