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NASA has finally pulled back the curtain on a collection of extraordinary images showing an interstellar visitor that has captivated astronomers and conspiracy theorists alike since its discovery this summer. More than a dozen NASA spacecraft captured ...
"This is a snapshot of where we are very early in the scientific process." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Since the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered this past July — just ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object ...
An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique position provided an unprecedented look at the comet’s dust and plasma tails from an unusual angle.
NASA's treasure trove of new comet 3I/ATLAS images provides hotly anticipated views of the interstellar visitor, including from Mars and the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
NASA on Wednesday released new images and data of Comet 3I/ATLAS, the rare interstellar object that set off weeks of speculation — and a full-blown online debate — over whether it could be an alien spacecraft. The new imagery was unveiled during a live ...
A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two millennia ago.