Comet C/2025 R3 is generating excitement in the new year as it is set to reach its closest point to Earth in April. It is a ...
The theory, spearheaded by astronomer Michele Bannister and her investigative team at the University of Canterbury in New ...
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2026: 3I/ATLAS forces a rethink of 'normal' comets

At 3.51 au from the Sun well beyond the region where water ice normally drives strong cometary activity 3I/ ATLAS still ...
The 3I/ATLAS threw off over 13.5 million metric tons of water in the month after perihelion, a plume so large that it caused ...
Astronomers tracking 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed, say new measurements of its water loss ...
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has flagged at least 16 anomalies in his handful of studies so far. While speculations abound ...
A newly discovered comet is heading toward the sun. Astronomers say it might become a skywatcher’s dream in 2026.