At 3.51 au from the Sun well beyond the region where water ice normally drives strong cometary activity 3I/ ATLAS still ...

ATLAS, the interstellar anomaly that has rivetted scientists as it hurtles through our solar system, might not be as special ...

I/ATLAS is not unique, in the sense that there could be billions and trillions of such objects in the Milky Way. In fact, ...

Tonight, stargazers have a unique opportunity to witness a rare celestial event as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth. This article will guide you on what 3I/ATLAS is, ...

“Our calculations showed that this star passage likely repopulated the Inner Oort Cloud and potentially triggered a significant comet shower on Earth,” he added. The Oort Cloud is a hypothetical ...

Ernest Opik, an Estonian astronomer based at the Astronomical Observatory in Tartu from 1921-1944, commenced research on the frequencies and speeds of meteors and comets in the 1920s. In 1932, Opik ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural History last ...

An artist rendition of comet C/2014 UN271, the largest known comet in the Oort Cloud. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss Astronomers using the powerful ALMA telescope in Chile have spotted molecular ...

A team of scientists accidentally visualized a hidden spiral in the Oort Cloud, and it might change everything we know about the solar system. A routine planetarium show at New York’s Hayden ...

A new planetarium show at the American Museum of Natural History depicts a spiral in the Oort Cloud, a region far beyond Pluto that’s full of icy comets. (American Museum of Natural History) NEW YORK ...