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An Interstellar Comet Is Here, and Its Age Is Mind-Bending
After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...
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Interstellar object appears out of nowhere and stuns astronomers with its size and speed
The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is the fastest and largest of its kind, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into extrasolar ...
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A newly discovered interstellar object might predate the solar system
I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.
Confirmed: A Rare Interstellar Object Is Passing Through Our Solar System
Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.
Interstellar Comet in Solar System Might Be 7 Billion Years Old
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...
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Surprising Secrets of 3I/ATLAS: What This Giant Interstellar Comet Reveals About Our Galaxy—And How Telescopes Caught It
How does a 15-kilometer-wide comet, moving at 152,000 miles per hour, slip into our solar system undetected until a global ...
Tracking molecules in the interstellar medium
Stars don't form out of nothing, but tracking the gas and dust that do eventually form stars is hard. They float around the ...
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Voyager Probes: What They Discovered in the Vastness of Interstellar Space
The Voyager spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, have traveled farther than any human-made objects in history, entering interstellar ...