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The third interstellar object detected has been named 3I/ATLAS and was discovered on July 1 from Chile. Astronomers from the ...
Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...
NASA map of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)'s path. The comet will reach its closest point to Earth on October 12, but may still disintegrate beforehand.
Use this map to find Comet PANSTARRS now through March 31. It depicts the sky facing west-northwest 30 minutes after sunset. The comet's height remains fairly steady at about 10-14 degrees but it ...
First map of Rosetta's comet Date: September 11, 2014 Source: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summary: Scientists have found that the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko -- the target of ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will have a close encounter with the sun today (Sept. 27) here's how to make the most of comet viewing opportunities this weekend and beyond.
The European Space Agency (ESA) released the colorful map this week that shows the different regions of the 2.5-mile-long (4 kilometer) comet as seen by Rosetta.
When the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in 2014, it revealed a surprising “rubber ducky” shape. Now researchers have combined ...