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New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the ...
Tianwen-2 probe captures Earth images en route to sample asteroid and comet
China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...
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Comet or asteroid? Unknown object speeding towards Earth leaves scientists puzzled
Scientists at ESA have spotted A11pl3Z, a possible interstellar object near Jupiter. Though it’s heading towards Earth, experts say it poses no threat and will pass Mars instead.
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How big is the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS? Does it pose any danger to Earth? Here's what we know about the newly discovered celestial object
The third interstellar object detected has been named 3I/ATLAS and was discovered on July 1 from Chile. Astronomers from the ...
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NASA spots new interstellar comet that's heading towards Earth at 37 miles per second
The comet is the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and is expected to make its closest ...
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'Impossible' particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter
Space 'Impossible' particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter We may already have had our first-ever encounter with dark matter, according to researchers who say a mysteriously high-energy ...
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Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit
Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11). An Electron rocket topped with the QPS-SAR-11 spacecraft lifted off ...