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3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide — the largest interstellar object ever seen — new photos from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveal
Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is roughly 7 miles wide, making it the largest of its kind ...
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Stunning twilight photo captures comet bidding farewell to Earth for 80,000 years
Miguel Claro took one last look at the comet as it bid farewell to Earth for the next 80,000 years.
Interstellar Meteors Hit Earth All the Time but Still Elude Astronomers
Aliens are visiting our solar system. Not little green men, sadly, but natural alien objects—cosmic bodies such as comets and ...
Massive asteroid on potential impact path with the Moon could trigger destructive meteor shower on earth
If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image
And on Tuesday (July 15), they released several stunning images, including a close-up shot of the comet's coma — the cloud of ice ... study suggests 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to ...
Will YR4 hit the moon? We won't know until 2028
Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you know where an object will be, years hence.
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Scientists Say ‘City Killer’ Asteroid Could Hit the Moon ... - MSN
David Rankin, a comet and asteroid spotter at the University of Arizona, wrote in a post, that there are 0.3% odds of this asteroid slamming into the Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite. Since ...
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New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
NASA said the comet will make its closest approach to the sun in late October, scooting between the orbits of Mars and Earth — but closer to the red planet than ours at a safe 150 million miles ...
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Tianwen-2 probe captures Earth images en route to sample asteroid and comet
China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main asteroid belt. The second in China's interplanetary exploration program ...
Could comet 3I/ATLAS be alien technology? Controversial Harvard astrophysicist says yes
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb co-authored a July research paper speculating about whether the comet 3I/ATLAS is in fact ...