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Hubble, comet and Space Telescope

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope gets look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. How big is it?

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got an up-close look at a headline-grabbing object known as 3I/ATLAS that has wandered into Earth's cosmic neighborhood.

A comet going 130,000 mph is visiting our solar system from another star. The Hubble telescope just took its picture.

Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

Hubble Space Telescope takes best picture yet of the comet visiting from another solar system

The comet is hurtling our way at 130,000 mph, but will veer closer to Mars than Earth, keeping a safe distance from both.

comet, Solar System

The mysterious 'dark comets' prowling our Solar System

These strange objects could explain how water arrived on Earth, but may also be a previously unrecognised threat to our planet. Now, a spacecraft is headed towards one to investigate.

Popular Science · 1d

Fastest comet ever recorded comes from beyond our solar system

The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) space telescope installed in Rio Hurtado, Chile, initially detected the comet on July 1. Additional observations and analysis soon confirmed it’s only the third known object to pass through our solar system from deep space ever.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1d

See the Sharpest Image Yet of an Interstellar Comet Passing Through the Solar System

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a high-speed comet traveling through our solar system. Scientists say the comet poses no danger to the Earth, and Hubble’s observations will help them learn more about this interstellar visitor.

Live Science on MSN1d

Massive comet trail may have transformed Earth's climate more than 12,000 years ago, tiny particles suggest

A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

The Daily Galaxy on MSN8h

Dark Comets Could Strike Without Warning — And We’d Never See Them Coming

A Japanese spacecraft is on a remarkable journey toward one of the most puzzling celestial objects in our solar system — a ...

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A Comet Exploded On Earth 12,800 Years Ago, And It May Have Changed Everything

Scientists have uncovered microscopic clues buried deep in the ocean floor that could support a bold theory — a comet ...

Discover Magazine on MSN1d

A Comet Could’ve Caused Rapid Climate Shift Around 12,800 Years Ago

Learn more about the Younger Dryas event, an ancient climate change catastrophe that’s typically attributed to glacial ...

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Harvard scientist believes interstellar comet could be alien craft: "We should put all possibilities on the table"

"We should put all possibilities on the table that it's a rock, a comet, or something else until we get the evidence, the ...

'Devil comet' could be visible from Earth next year. Here's what to know:

The comet's approach toward Earth coincides with a total solar eclipse on April 8. Around that time, 12P/Pons-Brooks will be at or near perihelion, the point during orbit when it's closest to the ...

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