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I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, ...
3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its hyperbolic orbit tells us ...
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb argued interstellar object 3I/ATLAS "could either visit us or release some mini-probes that ...
The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...
Since its discovery, astronomers have been frantically trying to gather as much information as they can about the newest interstellar interloper dubbed 3I/ATLAS. It's been challenging, but they've ...
The new Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured a video of Comet 3I/ATLAS zipping through space during its testing phase. - RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF / DOE / X screenshot A new telescope built to to ...
The detection of a large interstellar object in 2017 named 'Oumuamua was a landmark discovery. Figuring out where the wayward traveler came from, though, is another challenge entirely, especially ...
A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...