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Astro Bob: Rare interstellar comet pays a visit to our solar system
Based on the comet's brightness and current distance — it's located just inside Jupiter's orbit — scientists estimate its diameter at about 12 miles across. 3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar object to visit our neck of the woods.
NASA finds new interstellar comet passing through solar system
NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile on Tuesday and confirmed it was a comet from another star system. The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS.
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July Has 9 Major Astronomical Events Including Meteor Showers and a Planet Parade—and the First Starts TonightWatch the waning gibbous moon, Saturn, and Neptune meet in the night sky around midnight on July 16. The trio will travel ...
Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.
Blood Moons, Meteor Showers and Eclipses: What To Look For in 2025. Published Jan 02, 2025 at 6:58 AM EST. By . ... Saturn, Jupiter and Mars align in the evening sky.
Jupiter will rise at about 2:30 a.m. EDT in the east-northeast sky. August 19 – Full Super Sturgeon Moon. ... April’s skies boast the full pink moon, Lyrid meteor shower, ...
Find the almost full, but technically 96% illuminated waning gibbous Moon rising in the east. The giant planet Jupiter will be below the Moon. Don’t miss this sight and grab a pair of binoculars ...
This fall we see the return of Saturn, Jupiter and Venus, and the possibility of a glimpse at a recently discovered comet. Fall officially began with the autumnal equinox at 8:43 a.m. Eastern time ...
Just look up. December's cosmic calendar is packed with two meteor showers—the Geminids and Ursids—and the best view of Jupiter until 2026.
An asteroid named Eunomia will reach opposition at 8th magnitude near Jupiter on Dec. 14. The great comet of October, ... Last quarter moon is at 5:18 p.m. The Ursid meteor shower peaks ...
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