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At 7 Billion Years Old, This Icy Interstellar Visitor Could Be Most Ancient Comet Ever
The study was recently presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Durham, England where researchers revealed that the comet may have originated from the Milky Way 's ...
A comet from an entirely different solar system is flying through ours, NASA says
Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...
New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...
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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 could be more than 3 billion years older than the solar system.
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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 ...
Interstellar comet is only third known object to visit from beyond our solar system
Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the comet poses no danger to Earth and will remain roughly 150 million miles away as it speeds by.
Mysterious Manhattan-sized interstellar comet spotted blasting through solar system: NASA
These things take millions of years to go from one stellar neighborhood to another, so this thing has likely been traveling ...
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Astronomers spot rare interstellar comet speeding through solar system
Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first ...
NASA warns of giant interstellar comet of unknown origin crossing the solar system
A comet the size of Manhattan has been detected hurtling through the solar system, marking only the third time an ...
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'Devil comet' could be visible from Earth next year. Here's what to know:
The comet's approach toward Earth coincides with a total solar eclipse on April 8. Around that time, 12P/Pons-Brooks will be at or near perihelion, the point during orbit when it's closest to the ...