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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there — meet the astronomer who discovered it

Dr. Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii is nothing like your typical astronomer.

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3I/ATLAS Forces Astronomers to Reevaluate Probability Distributions for Interstellar Object Properties

Astronomers say 3I/ATLAS is so unusual that it is forcing a rethink of probability distributions used to model interstellar object properties.

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3I/ATLAS' Behaviour Suggests Current Survey Telescopes May Be Missing Exotic Interstellar Visitors

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows a rare sun‑facing anti‑tail, raising concerns that survey telescopes miss exotic visitors

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will reach its closest point to Earth this Friday. Here’s what to know.

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will reach its closest point to Earth on December 19, giving astronomers a closer look at the mysterious visitor before it leaves our Solar System forever.

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Closer Than Ever: An Early Christmas Gift For Astronomers

The third-ever interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, makes its closest approach to Earth on Dec 19.

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Secrets Of Planetary Birth: A Rare Chance

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest, safe approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Learn how this rare visitor reveals secrets about planet formation around other stars.

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Why The UN Is Quietly Monitoring Comet 3I/ATLAS — And Why Scientists Say It Can't Be Ignored

The UN-endorsed International Asteroid Warning Network has launched a coordinated campaign to refine tracking techniques for the rare visitor.

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know

The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close.

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Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers

When 3I/ATLAS is closest to the Earth on Dec. 19, all the features that we are looking for will be easier to detect with our telescopes.

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Asteroid belt — What it is, where it is and how it formed

Most asteroids orbit between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt. But some space rocks stray out of the main belt and threaten Earth.

Space

'The Expanse' at 10: the outer space drama that should have been as big as 'Game of Thrones'

It's one of the 21st century's best sci-fi shows. If only "The Expanse" had found the audience it deserved.

Space

3I/ATLAS Revelation: Leaked US Docs Suggest CASSANDRA Quietly Tracked Comet for 20 Years

Leaked images of 3I/ATLAS suggest the US may have been tracking the interstellar object for years using the secret Cassandra planetary defense system, long before the public knew.

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Scientists Stunned: 3I/ATLAS Shows Methanol 'Raging' Outside Its Nucleus

Scientists uncover unusually high methanol levels "raging" beyond the nucleus of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing baffling chemistry and new cosmic clues.

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3I/ATLAS Comet Returns: See The 'Visitor Older Than Our Sun' Over Egypt

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a visitor older than the Sun, has stunned scientists with a colossal, puzzling X-ray cloud larger than the Earth-Moon distance. Why does this alien object glow?

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3I/ATLAS Reveals 250,000-Mile X-Ray Cloud — Scientists Call Findings 'Puzzling'

The 3I/ATLAS observatory captured a baffling 250,000-mile X-ray cloud around the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with scientists calling the findings 'puzzling.'

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New Photos Show Shockingly Bright Emerald 3I/Atlas Lighting up Egyptian Skies in a Rare Cosmic Display

Stunning new photos from Egypt show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing an unusually bright emerald green, prompting fresh scientific analysis into its rare chemistry, origins, and behaviour as it makes a safe but historic pass through the inner solar system.

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3I/Atlas Was 'Aimed' at Our Solar System on Purpose, Avi Loeb Claims

Harvard physicist Avi Loeb claims the 3I/ATLAS interstellar object was 'aimed' at Earth. He lists evidence, including its huge, Manhattan-sized potential, that proves it's not a random comet.

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3I/ATLAS Update: Harvard's Avi Loeb Says Experts 'Dismiss' Evidence Comet Could Be Technological-Origin

Harvard's Avi Loeb accuses scientists of rejecting his theory that the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is technological, citing its unusual chemistry and 'heartbeat'.

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Avi Loeb Sounds Alarm: 3I/ATLAS Shows 'Mind-Blowing' Anomalies Scientists Can't Explain

Avi Loeb warns that 3I/ATLAS reveals 'mind-blowing' anomalies in space that challenge current scientific understanding.

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3I/ATLAS Mystery Deepens: The Enriched Alien Chemistry Suggests Life Is Universal

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals astonishingly rich organic chemistry, confirming that life's building blocks are universal. Read the 'smoking gun' evidence.

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3I/ATLAS Emerges: Its Chemical Fingerprint Is Not From Our Solar System

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now visible in the UK night sky! The third confirmed alien visitor, whose chemical fingerprint is 'older than our Sun', makes its unrepeatable, 221,000 km/h flyby. Get your telescope now.

International Business Times UK

3I/ATLAS Comet Pulse Sparks Jupiter Fear: NASA Reveals Bizarre True Reason

NASA reveals the true, bizarre reason for the 3I/ATLAS comet's 16.16-hour pulse. Scientists link the interstellar object's rhythmic jets to Jupiter's moon Callisto.

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3I/ATLAS Mystery: Harvard Scientist Avi Loeb Blasts $90M Bias Against 'Technological' Comet

Harvard's Avi Loeb claims the interstellar object 1I/'Oumuamua is alien tech, blasting the scientific establishment for a '£90M bias' against exploring non-natural origins.

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Continues Its Grand Tour of Our Solar System

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third object of its kind, is speeding out of our solar system.

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Xtend Telescope Detects Never-Before-Seen X-Ray Burst From Strange Visitor 3I/ATLAS

XRISM's Xtend telescope records the first X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing how alien material interacts with the solar wind.

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