Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Carries Methane with Record-Breaking Heavy Hydrogen
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected the most deuterium-rich methane ever measured in the…
Astronomical events for November 2026: Meteors, supermoon
Three meteor showers and a supermoon Falling back on the clock means more time to look at the…
Webb Finds Dust-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found that the water ice in the interstellar comet…
How to See the Orionid Meteor Shower and Other Upcoming Astronomical Events – WIRED
How to See the Orionid Meteor Shower and Other Upcoming Astronomical Events WIREDOrionid meteor shower peak: How and when…
New Impact Crater Spotted on the Moon
Using images from the LROC instrument onboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scientists have discovered the biggest newly…
NASA Solves Mystery Of Near-Earth Object, Finds It Was A Hidden Comet
New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of…
China’s Tianwen-1 Captures Rare Close-Up Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
An artist’s impression of 3I/ATLAS is shown as it passes near the Sun. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss China’s Tianwen-1…
APOD: 2026 July 17 – The Dust Trail of Comet Tempel 2
APOD: 2026 July 17 – The Dust Trail of Comet Tempel 2 Discover the cosmos! Each day a…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Likely Originated in Outskirts of Ancient Planetary System
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have measured carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in 3I/ATLAS, the third…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 12 Billion Years Old, Almost Three Times Older Than the Solar System
Credit: ESA. One year ago, on July 1 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed Up To 12 Billion Years Ago, New Observations Suggest
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carries a chemical fingerprint unlike anything in our Solar System, and it may have…
APOD: 2026 June 11 – The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant
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