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1 week ago

Amazing Telescope Photo Shows Comet Breaking Apart Into Huge Chunks

A comet, dubbed C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), spectacularly broke apart into three huge chunks and anybody with an eight-inch telescope or bigger can catch the resulting fireworks show for the next several weeks, according to Sky & Telescope. The comet shouldn't be confused with interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. K1/ATLAS originated from within the furthest stretches of the solar system, and not interstellar space. Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope 2.0 Project, which allows public access to remotely-controlled telescopes,
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fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Time for an interstellar flyby! Meet 3i/ATLAS, a very old comet

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, billions of years old, is making a close, one-way flyby through the solar system, offering a perihelion research opportunity.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

The Race to Study an Interstellar Comet from Deep Space

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object, prompted coordinated observations by Mars and other spacecraft using existing missions to study the visitor.
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