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Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA's long-awaited images of interstellar visitorNASA's treasure trove of new comet 3I/ATLAS images provides hotly anticipated views of the interstellar visitor, including from Mars and the sun.
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'3I/ATLAS is a comet': NASA finally releases new 3I/ATLAS images and addresses alien rumorsNASA's highly anticipated comet 3I/ATLAS images have been released, with a space agency official shooting down alien rumors and stressing that the interstellar visitor is a comet.
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Watch live: New images of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed by NASA today (Nov. 19)NASA will finally share long-awaited images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken during the comet's close flyby of Mars. A live stream has been set for today (Nov. 19).
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Blue Origin New Glenn rocket: New launch window for historic Mars mission after solar storm delayTwin Mars spacecraft were due to launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on Nov. 12, but an active sun prompted NASA to delay its mission until Thursday (Nov. 13).
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NASA’s ultraquiet supersonic 'flying swordfish' makes history with first test flightNASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 "quiet" supersonic plane flew for the first time in October. It’s a major step towards reintroducing commercial supersonic flight in the United States.
By Damien Pine Published
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NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sunInterstellar 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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'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universeWhile scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling discoveries" to date.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decisionNASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from the chopping block in a last-minute decision. There will be a significant change to its structure, however.
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Comet 3I/ATLAS is losing water 'like a fire hose' on full blastResearchers have discovered that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been shedding water, providing insights into the building blocks of life outside of our solar system and the evolution of interstellar comets.
By Patrick Pester Published
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