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Older Than The Sun? The Jaw-Dropping Secrets Hiding In Interstellar Wanderer 3I/ATLAS

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be older than the Sun. Scientists are analysing its composition, origin, and rare properties to understand what this cosmic wanderer reveals about early galaxy.

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3I/ATLAS Shock: Scientists Reveal Comet Is 'True Outsider' With Alien Chemistry

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals alien chemistry and a 14-billion-year history.

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3I/ATLAS Secrets: Scientists Clock Massive Water Loss From Alien Comet

Scientists reveal massive water loss from 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar comet heads for Jupiter.

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3I/ATLAS Shock: Interstellar Comet Could Be 14 Billion Years Old, Pre-Date Our Sun

Discover why astronomers believe the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be 14 billion years old and what Harvard's Avi Loeb says about its potential alien origins.

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3I/ATLAS Update: Harvard Expert Avi Loeb Warns Interstellar Objects Still Need to be Figured Out

Harvard's Avi Loeb warns that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS defies standard physics, raising the stakes for planetary defence as asteroid Apophis nears Earth.

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3I/ATLAS Could Reach Earth? Harvard Scientist Explains Why Fragments Won't Land

A mysterious guest from the deep cosmos, 3I/ATLAS, has sparked a fierce debate: could its fragments actually reach us?

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Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Secrets: 7.6 Billion-Year-Old 'Cosmic Fossil' Passes Today

Discover the secrets of 3I/ATLAS, the 7.6 billion-year-old interstellar comet passing Earth. Learn about its ancient origins and unique chemical makeup.

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Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches closest point to Earth: How to see it on Friday night

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight. Here's how to see it.

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New ultraviolet image of comet 3I/ATLAS could help reveal what it's made of

NASA's alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft took seven hours of ultraviolet observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while both objects zoom toward Jupiter.

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Scientists detect X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS extending 250,000 miles into space

A rare interstellar comet has been caught in X-rays by two space telescopes, revealing how its gases interact with charged particles from the sun as it travels through the inner solar system.

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3I/ATLAS Tracking: Why This 137,000mph 'Rifle Bullet' Terrifies Experts

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its final pass by Earth this week. Its speed of 137,000 mph and unique chemical makeup have put planetary experts on high alert.

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3I/ATLAS Doomsday Fears Refuse to Fade: Persistent Myths and Scientific Reassurances as December 19 Nears

3I/ATLAS comet doomsday fears refuse to fade as December 19, 2025, nears, despite NASA and ESA reassurances of a safe 270 million km pass

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'Spaceship Engine' Found in New Images of 3I/ATLAS? - Here Is the Truth

A viral tweet claims new XRISM images show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing like a spaceship engine, fuelling speculation that it may be an alien probe. Here is the truth behind the theory and what scientists have actually confirmed.

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3I/ATLAS Update: NASA Image Confirms Anti-Tail, Why A Sunward Tail Should Not Exist

New Hubble image of 3I/ATLAS confirms its 60,000 km anti-tail, validating Avi Loeb's prediction that the interstellar object is shedding solid fragments, not dust.

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3I/ATLAS Mystery Deepens: Swarm of Particles Makes Interstellar Object 100 Times Larger

Hubble images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal an inexplicable sunward anti-tail, shocking scientists. Is the massive, 46km object a natural wonder or alien technology?

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3I/ATLAS Shock: Harvard's Avi Loeb Is Accused Of Sustaining 'Alien Technology' Conspiracy Theory

Harvard's Avi Loeb is accused of fueling the 'alien technology' conspiracy around comet 3I/ATLAS.

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New NASA, ESA images show 3I/ATLAS getting active ahead of its close encounter with Earth

NASA and ESA both shared new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS this week, as the agencies gear up for the mysterious object's closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19.

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3I/ATLAS Data Reignites Ice-Volcano Feud And Experts Can't Agree What It Means

Fresh data on 3I/ATLAS show dramatic outgassing, CO₂-rich emissions, and possible 'ice volcanoes,' challenging conventional comet theory and reopening a fierce astrophysical debate over whether the object is a natural comet or something far stranger.

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in 'ice volcanoes', new images suggest

Scientists have observed cryovolcanoes erupting on comet 3I/ATLAS — giving us a new clue about what's inside it.

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3I/ATLAS: Forensic Review Claims Razor-Sharp Anti-Tail Indicates 'Propulsion'

Forensic review of the latest 3I/ATLAS image reveals a persistent, razor-sharp anti-tail aligned with an internal vector, not solar forces. This, coupled with rotational wave signatures and parallel outflows, suggests non-gravitational propulsion.

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NASA Confirms 3I/ATLAS Is Comet, But Harvard Expert Spotlights 12 'Puzzles'

NASA officially calls 3I/ATLAS a natural comet, but Harvard Professor Avi Loeb highlights 12 unexplained anomalies, including its giant mass and metallic jets, hinting at a potential 'technological mothership'.

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RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images

Stunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month.

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3I/ATLAS Update: UN Confirms Comet Is Subject Of Formal Planetary-Defence Exercise

The official UN/IAWN document confirms the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is the target of a formal planetary-defence exercise.

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Clearest Photo Yet of 3I/ATLAS Taken by Canadian Astrophotographer

Following the images NASA released of 3I/ATLAS, a Canadian astrophotographer has managed to capture what might be the clearest shot yet of the comet.

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