SOLAR SYSTEM

Nov 18 2025SCIENCE

The Mystery of Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Cosmic Visitor with a Twist

A comet named 3I/ATLAS has been making headlines since its discovery on July 1, 2025. This comet is special because it's only the third interstellar visitor we've seen in our solar system. But what's really got scientists buzzing is its strange behavior near the sun. It's speeding up in a way that gravity alone can't explain, and it's glowing with a bright blue light...

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Nov 05 2025SCIENCE

A Golden Glow in the Sky: The Tale of a Comet's Close Call

A comet named C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has captured attention after its close encounter with the sun. This comet, discovered in May, has a unique golden hue, a rare sight in the night sky. Many thought it wouldn't survive its close approach to the sun, but it did, surprising experts. The comet's golden color is unusual. Most comets appear white, reflecting all visible ligh...

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Oct 31 2025SCIENCE

A Cosmic Visitor's Journey: Unraveling the Secrets of 3I/ATLAS

A mysterious traveler from beyond our solar system, known as 3I/ATLAS, has just made its closest approach to the sun. This comet, which originated far away, is now on a path that will take it out of our cosmic neighborhood, but not before giving astronomers a few more months to study it. The comet, which is currently behind the sun from our perspective, will be visi...

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Oct 25 2025SCIENCE

A Giant Rock Racing Around the Sun

A huge asteroid, as big as a skyscraper, is zooming around our sun. It's called 2025 SC79. This space rock is one of the fastest in our solar system. It completes a full trip around the sun in just 128 days. That's super quick for an asteroid! This asteroid is special because it's one of only two known objects that orbit inside Venus's path. As it travels, it even c...

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Oct 23 2025SCIENCE

A Mysterious Visitor from Afar: The Odd Tail of 3I/ATLAS

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on a peculiar object, 3I/ATLAS, as it zooms through our solar system. This is the third interstellar visitor we've spotted, after 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. What makes 3I/ATLAS stand out is its unusual tail, which has been acting strangely. Comets usually have tails that point away from the Sun. But 3I/ATLAS has an "anti-t...

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Jul 07 2025SCIENCE

A Giant Cosmic Drifter: Unraveling the Mysteries of 3I/ATLAS

A new space traveler has caught the attention of astronomers. This visitor, named 3I/ATLAS, is the third interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system. It was first seen on July 1, 2025, by a telescope in Chile. The object's unusual path quickly revealed it wasn't bound by our sun's gravity, confirming its interstellar origin. What makes 3I/ATLAS special? It'...

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Jul 07 2025SCIENCE

A Giant Comet's Surprising Gas Blasts

A huge comet, Bernardinelli-Bernstein, is making waves in the solar system. It's not just its size that's impressive—it's also acting in ways that surprise scientists. This comet, one of the largest ever found, is releasing jets of carbon monoxide gas, and it's doing this while still very far from the Sun. Scientists used the ALMA radio telescope in Chile to spot th...

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Jul 05 2025SCIENCE

A Cosmic Visitor from Afar

A mysterious traveler has been spotted heading towards our solar system. This object, now named 3I/ATLAS, is the third confirmed interstellar visitor. It's currently between the asteroid belt and Jupiter, moving at an incredible speed of about 130, 000 miles per hour. The object's origin is quite intriguing. It appears to have come from the center of our galaxy, but...

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Jul 03 2025SCIENCE

A Cosmic Visitor Named 3I/ATLAS

A strange object is zooming through our solar system, and scientists now know it's from another star system. This object, initially called A11pl3Z, has been officially named 3I/ATLAS. It's moving super fast, around 152, 000 mph, and it's not slowing down. Scientists think it's a comet, not an asteroid, because it has a bright cloud of gas and ice around it, known as ...

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Jun 24 2025SCIENCE

Weather Beyond Earth: Not So Different After All

Weather isn't just an Earth thing. Other planets have it too, and it's not always as extreme as we think. Sure, there are places with acid rain and methane snow, but many planets have weather that's surprisingly similar to ours. Take Mars, for example. It's got winds, clouds, and even seasons. Its tilt is close to Earth's, so it gets seasons too. But Mars is famous ...

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