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Gemini north observes comet 3I/ATLAS, the third-known interstellar object
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 captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS-N) reveals the comet’s ...
It's out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system.On July 1, astronomers discovered an object near the orbit of Jupiter that was somewhat peculiar. It had a strange orbit, one that didn't ...
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'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year
New simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it ...
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Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'
However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...
If This Comet Is What We Think It Is, It’s Unlike Any Object Humanity Has Ever Seen
Comet 31/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object to ever be observed whizzing through the Solar System. While its origins ...
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Indian team capture rare images of interstellar comet from Ladakh's Hanle
The comet, officially confirmed on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...
3I/ATLAS: Interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...
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Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS might be the oldest comet ever seen
Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...
Getting to know 3I/ATLAS, our solar system's newest interstellar visitor
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the ...
New Interstellar Object Comet 3I/ATLAS—What We Know So Far as It Zips through the Solar System
Late in the evening on July 1, a telescope in Chile that is part of the global, NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last ...
Comet believed to be 3 billion years older than our solar system
Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...
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A rare interstellar comet is headed our way in October. Here's how you could view it
Kareta says that come October, when the comet gets closer to Earth, "under dark skies ... with a big telescope and some ...