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You won't see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom closest to the sun on Oct. 30 — but these spacecraft will

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is just a day away from perihelion, which is its closest point to the sun and the time around ...
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Could comet 3I/ATLAS be alien technology? Controversial Harvard astrophysicist says yes

A comet known as 3I/ATLAS made news earlier in July when it was confirmed to have originated outside of Earth's solar system. But is 3I/ATLAS definitely an icy comet? A trio of researchers that most ...
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Astronomer catches sight of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS returning to the predawn sky — Here's how you can too

After briefly escaping from Earth's view during a (very) close approach to the sun on Oct. 30, Comet 3I/ATLAS can finally be ...
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Losing Buckets Of Water Every Second – And It's Got Cyanide

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor and continues to be a treasure trove of information about the condition of its formation. As it speeds through the Solar System, telescopes have been ...
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OTD in Space - September 30: Rosetta Spacecraft Crashes into a Comet

On Sept. 30, 2016, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft purposely crashed into a comet. Rosetta launched in 2004 and spent 10 years chasing down Comet 67P, a rubber-duck-shaped space rock ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS just made its closest pass of the sun. Discover where it’s going next

An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just flew by the sun. Next, the object will fly by Earth in ...
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Astronomer: 30+ Percent Probability Interstellar Object Is Alien Craft Disguised as Comet

Despite an abundance of data suggesting interstellar object 3I/ATLAS — the third object ever detected ripping through our solar system — is simply a comet, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb still hasn’t ...