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A study has also concluded that the interior of 3I/ATLAS is rich in metal, which could challenge our current understanding of ...

Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies in the outer solar system. They had expected to find that the surfaces of ...

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A series of erupting cryovolcanoes, called 'ice volcanoes,' was observed on the surface of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as ...

Scientists have observed cryovolcanoes erupting on comet 3I/ATLAS — giving us a new clue about what's inside it.

The 3I/ATLAS object is unusual because it came to the Solar System from “interstellar space.” 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar ...

In the race towards the discovery of a ninth planet in our solar system, scientists from around the world strive to calculate its orbit using the tracks left by the small bodies that move well beyond ...

The trans-Neptunian region, extending beyond Neptune, represents a primordial reservoir of icy and rocky bodies that have remained relatively unchanged since the Solar System’s formation. Central to ...

The outer reaches of our Solar System continue to reveal a complex dynamical environment where the interplay of gravitational forces shapes the orbits of a myriad of distant bodies. Research in this ...

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 133, No. 1029 (2021 November), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Space-based observatories at the second Sun—Earth Lagrange Point (L2) offer a unique ...

The ESA's Hera space probe is positioned as a frontrunner in planetary defence in light of the hype surrounding 3I/ATLAS and ...