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Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was almost called 3I/Rubin, after researchers found that the giant survey telescope coincidentally spotted this visitor from the stars over a week before it was officially discovered.

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3I/ATLAS Baffles Experts: Harvard Scientist Raises Alarming Claim About Cyanide Clouds in Space

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb asks whether interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could shed cyanide debris towards Earth, while arguing solar wind and distance make impacts unlikely.

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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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3I/ATLAS Update: Avi Loeb Warns Comet's Trajectory Has Only 0.2% Chance of Being Accidental

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to Earth, sparking a fierce debate. Harvard's Avi Loeb argues its trajectory has only a 0.2% chance of being accidental.

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Nearing Earth: What Scientists Discovered

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is nearing Earth. Hubble and Juice captured new images, revealing an alien object with a strange CO2 composition.

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3I/ATLAS Update: Its Closest Approach to Earth Is 700 Times Further Than The Moon

Track the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, catch the peak of the spectacular 120-per-hour Geminid meteor shower (Dec 13/14), and see the Moon-Jupiter conjunction (Dec 7).

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Alien Tech or Comet? Expert Puts His House on The Line Over 3I/ATLAS

Alien tech or comet? Dr. John Tonry bets his house Comet 3I/ATLAS is a natural visitor.

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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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NASA Says 'No Threat'—Then Allegedly Launches Secret Planetary-Defense Mission as 3I/ATLAS Acts 'Strangely'

NASA declares no threat from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS but launches a secret planetary-defence mission as the object exhibits unusual behaviour near the Sun.

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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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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Sparks Suspicion, Experts Criticise NASA's Data

Is 3I/ATLAS alien tech or just a comet? Explore the explosive backlash over NASA's blurry images, Avi Loeb's list of 12 anomalies, and the new data from Indian scientists that challenges the extraterrestrial narrative.

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Watch NASA unveil new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS live today. Here's how

The big reveal will come Wednesday (Nov. 19) at 3 p.m. ET.

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Stunning Dawn Spectacle: Comet 3I/ATLAS Blazes Across The Morning Sky — Here's When And Where To Look

Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS has returned to the morning sky. Expert maps, spacecraft observations, and tips for UK stargazers explain how to spot and photograph this rare cosmic visitor.

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No, comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't exploded — and no, that doesn't mean it's an alien spaceship

Comet 3I/ATLAS appears to be normal and intact, despite some reports that the interstellar visitor exploded after its brush with the sun.

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3I/ATLAS Is Leaving the Solar System Forever — Here's How to Watch It Go

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor, is making its final exit from the solar system — and skywatchers have a last chance to witness this once-in-a-lifetime spectacle before it disappears forever.

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Astronomer catches sight of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS returning to the predawn sky — Here's how you can too

Amateur astronomers with backyard telescopes can now catch a glimpse of Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

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Comet 3I/Atlas Is Leaving the Solar System Forever — Here's How to Watch It Go

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3I/ATLAS Now Visible From Earth — A Once-in-Generations Viewing for the Public

A truly once-in-a-generation event is unfolding! Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is now visible from Earth after its journey behind the Sun.

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Is it aliens? Why that’s the least important question about interstellar objects

On October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS reached its closest point to the Sun.

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Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and James Webb Space Telescope observations have found.

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3I/ATLAS Trajectory: Harvard Expert Claims Something Beyond Gravity is Active

Harvard's Avi Loeb says interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may show forces beyond gravity. Scientists using JWST and Swift report unusual chemistry but urge caution.

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Comet 3I/ATLAS Blazes 7X Faster: Harvard Expert Suggests 'Hint of Design'

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS baffles scientists, brightening 7x faster and turning blue. A Harvard expert suggests its strange path is a 'possible hint of design'.

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3I/ATLAS Latest: Physicist Reveals Why Mysterious Comet Is 'Message from a Dead World'

Physicist Brian Cox has confirmed that Comet 3I/ATLAS — an interstellar traveller predating our Sun — is a natural object composed of ice, dust, and carbon dioxide, and not of extraterrestrial design.

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Brian Cox Explains Why Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 'A Message from a Dead World'

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NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is briefly out of view as it travels around the sun this week, but researchers and amateur astronomers used spacecraft data to track its progress right up until perihelion.

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