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Scientists preparing comet interceptor after rare third interstellar object spotted
Space scientists say they are preparing a comet interceptor spaceship as the third interstellar object ever detected was ...
This “City-Killer” Asteroid Has a 4% Chance of Hitting the Moon
YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...
ESA prepares mission to intercept 'mysterious visitors' as rare interstellar comet spotted
The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its bold "Comet Interceptor" Mission after 3I/ATLAS became the third interstellar ...
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ESA is tracking a new interstellar visitor
This month, Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Río Hurtado, Chile detected a third interstellar visitor. At ...
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Visitors From Outside the Solar System Are Becoming the Norm, Third One on Its Way Here
An interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS is now moving through our solar system, the third one we've seen in the last eight ...
NASA missions help explain and predict severity of solar storms
An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in ...
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NASA Missions Aid Prediction of Solar Storm Severity
An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in ...
Webb Captures First Direct Image of Alien Planet Carving Cosmic Rings
James Webb’s mid-infrared vision has likely captured a frigid, Saturn-mass planet shaping the dusty rings around the nearby ...
Inbound: Astronomers discover third interstellar object
Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup. That was the case on Wednesday morning, when word of a ...
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Rare find: interstellar visitor seen blazing through our Solar System
The object gained an official name, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, on Wednesday. Moving at a record-setting speed for an interstellar ...
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New Approach For Interstellar Navigation Was Just Tested On A Spacecraft 9 Billion Kilometers Away
“This pioneering interstellar navigation demonstration and its accompanying publication show that a deep-space mission can use its onboard imaging system to find its way among the stars,” added Alan ...