Two weeks ago, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was at conjunction, on the opposite side of the Sun with respect to Earth. Last week, it reached perihelion, the closest point it would ever get to the Sun.

After several weeks of not being seen, comet 3I/Atlas is visible again in the sky. But when scientists looked at it, they noticed something different — the comet no longer has its bright glowing tail.

In the past few days, many social media posts have claimed that the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas exploded after passing near the Sun. Some users even shared pictures and videos, claiming the comet had ...

The rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS that became a celestial celebrity has once again captured the attention of astronomers and space enthusiasts after reappearing from behind the Sun, this time, ...

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The Sun’s outflow is supposed to be a one-way trip, with charged particles streaming steadily into interplanetary space. Now NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has caught that flow doing something far stranger ...