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9 mind-blowing facts about the solar system

Did you know that Voyager 1 hasn't actually left the Solar System yet? Or that there is a volcano on Mars three times taller ...
Fact-based stories from our cosmic neighbourhood, one star or constellation at a time. Name it, navigate it, know it.
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 ...
After passing Earth, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly close to Jupiter and its moon Eupheme in March 2026, marking a key moment in its outbound journey ...
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has flagged at least 16 anomalies in his handful of studies so far. While speculations abound ...
Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) could become a highlight of the 2026 night sky, nearing the sun on April 20 and Earth on April 27 ...
A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, ...
The latest finding offers "a window into the dark universe,” said one of the researchers behind the groundbreaking discovery.
The theory, spearheaded by astronomer Michele Bannister and her investigative team at the University of Canterbury in New ...
Unlike the comets that call our solar system home, 3I/ATLAS is a cosmic nomad on a hyperbolic trajectory — a one-time flyby ...
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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 most startling revelation regarding 3I/ATLAS concerns its age. Associate Professor Michele Bannister of the University of ...