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Comet believed to be 3 billion years older than our solar system
Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever encountered.
Astronomers think newly discovered comet may be way older than the sun
The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...
Saturday Citations: Disproving string theory; interstellar comet arrives; lemurs age gracefully
Well, it's July 12, which means (a) the Steam Summer Sale is over and (b) it's really hot outside in the northeastern U.S.
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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 ...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may dazzle this weekend. But is the ... - Yahoo
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.
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The dazzling Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is emerging in the night sky: How ...
A view of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS generated using Starry Night Pro 8.0 that shows what it may look like in the western evening sky on Oct. 14, 2024. (Image credit: Starry Night) ...
Mystery space rock blazing through solar system ‘may be oldest comet ever seen’ – and there’s a chance you can spot it
AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...
From beyond the stars: Comet from another galaxy enters our solar system
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a cosmic first for this decade, astronomers have identified a mysterious comet from another galaxy — ...