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Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'
I/ATLAS isn't just fascinating because it is the third interstellar visitor found in the solar system; new research suggests ...
Perplexity launches Comet, an AI-powered web browser
Perplexity is launching its first AI-powered web browser, Comet, marking the company's latest attempt to unseat Google Search ...
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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 ...
This week in science: a comet, plastic-eating bugs, and how altitude changes smell
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.
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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An alien comet is now passing through our solar system. Here's what we know
On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...
Astronomers think newly discovered comet may be way older than the sun
After running a new kind of computer simulation, scientists believe the comet originated from a rarely seen corner of the ...
Mystery discovery in space is most likely the 'oldest comet ever seen', say researchers
The object seems to be travelling on a steep path - suggesting it came from the Milky Way's "thick disk", an area of ancient ...