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I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The Rubin Observatory released its first images last week, and ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly ...
The galaxy sits in a sweet spot that allows astronomers to study it in ways that can't be applied to even our own Milky Way ...
An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed. The object -- likely a comet -- was first detected in data collected between ...
Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...
Astronomers have spotted an alien planet orbiting so closely to its home star, the planet's magnetic field is triggering ...