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Gemini North Telescope Spots Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Racing Through Solar System
Comet 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest pass by the Sun on Oct. 30, when it will fly 130 million miles inside the ...
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The Vera Rubin Observatory could find dozens of interstellar objects
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system. But with the Rubin Observatory now scanning ...
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Oumuamua: Is It a Space Probe, a Fragment of Another World, or Something Else?
In October 2017, astronomers detected something extraordinary, an object named 'Oumuamua, the first known interstellar ...
See fireballs and meteors crisscross the night sky over the next month
With the timing of the Moon's phases, the nights of the 29th, 30th, and 31st are probably the best time to go out and spot ...
Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
The Boeing Company has confirmed it continues to look for solutions to problems with its Starliner spacecraft that have left ...
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The Sky This Week from July 18 to 25: Have you seen our interstellar visitor?
As the Moon reaches New, advanced observers can try photographing 3I/ATLAS while everyone can enjoy nebulae and more in the ...
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Chile's Rubin Observatory could revolutionize our study of interstellar objects
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, equipped with the largest digital camera for astronomy, could revolutionize the detection of interstellar objects (ISOs).
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The sky this week: Mars, lunar occultation and interstellar visitor highlight central Wisconsin at night
A rare lunar occultation, fading crescent moon, and an interstellar visitor make for a memorable week of stargazing in ...