comets

Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known visitor to our solar system from elsewhere. Gemini International Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist; J. ...

We may never figure out where interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from

We may never figure out where interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from

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A 3I/ATLAS deep image taken by the Gemini International Observatory in Chile showing a coma of gas and dust around ...

Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens

Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, photographed by the Gemini South telescope in Chile. Gemini International Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist; J. Miller and M. ...

Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has grown a tail as it approaches the sun — which could be sign of a ‘maneuver’

Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has grown a tail as it approaches the sun — which could be sign of a ‘maneuver’

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New images show that the Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has developed a tail, indicating it could be a “maneuvering” alien ...

A distant comet is forming new rings while we watch in real time

A distant comet is forming new rings while we watch in real time

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Illustration of Chiron's rings Dan Durda For the first time, astronomers are observing the formation of a ring system in ...