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Exoplanet hunters Christopher Watson and Annelies Mortier explain the long search for a 'twin Earth' capable of sustaining ...

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Harvard astornomer Avi Loeb suggests interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could've sent off the Wow! Signal back in 1977.

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Riding alongside IMAP, NOAA's SWFO-L1 will serve as a dedicated solar alert system, monitoring space weather and energetic particles in real time. Its data will feed directly into NOAA's forecasting ...

Need a refresher about 3I/ATLAS? Here's everything to know about the interstellar object, including when the latest observations will be made.

The uncommon interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, is captivating astronomers worldwide as it races through our solar system at an astonishing speed of roughly 130,000 mph (219,000 km/h).