Earth’s Unusual Rapid Spin Could Prompt First-Ever ‘Negative Leap Second’
The Earth has been spinning unusually fast recently. Last year on July 4, our planet set a record…
Neptune Dances in Sync With a Rare Distant Object, Astronomers Find
For lovers of newly identified space objects, July has indeed been an exciting month. Last week, astronomers described…
Gemini North Telescope Captures New Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope at NSF’s International Gemini Observatory have captured 3I/ATLAS as it makes its…