Stargazers using telescopes should be able to see the object in the predawn sky beginning Nov. 11, according to EarthSky.
Interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS could serve as seeds for giant planet formation, potentially explaining how massive planets form around distant stars, according to BBC and Pfalzner’s research.
Is 3I/ATLAS a once-in-a-century interstellar comet or a genuine signal? We separate verified data from viral claims, quotes from NASA and Harvard.
The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...
New research from Rice University shows that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, played a major role in shaping ...
What: Astronomers using JWST and ALMA have captured the earliest known stage of planet formation around the protostar HOPS-315 in the Orion Molecular Cloud. Guest: Dr ...
Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...
Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.
When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...
Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...