For generations, Jupiter has been shorthand for a straightforward idea: the biggest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 3I/ATLAS, imaged on Aug. 27 by the Gemini South telescope. The dust tail is clearly seen, whereas ...

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The Hubble Space Telescope and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer have captured fresh images of an interstellar comet as the object nears its closest approach to Earth later this month. Comet 3I/ATLAS has ...

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar visitor. Reading time 3 minutes As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hurtles through ...

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

This year promises to be a spectacular one for skywatchers, offering an exceptional mix of planetary alignments, eclipses, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Satoru Murata, a New Mexico-based photographer, snapped this photo of Comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 16.

Protoplanetary disk. Figure from a computer simulation visualizing the formation of planets (https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12278 ). Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech. August 22, 2024, Mountain View, CA - An ...

According to the president, Russian scientists keep this issue under control and "are well aware of ongoing developments regarding this comet" MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. The interstellar comet ...