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European astronauts plan to take pics of a comet from the dawn of time
The European Space Agency (ESA) hopes to photograph a yet-to-be-discovered comet as it approaches Earth's orbit for the first time. To do so, it's developing "Comet Interceptor," a composite made of three individual spacecraft, which will separate to...
Strange interstellar object ‘Oumuamua is tiny and very reflective
After no small amount of mystery, we're starting to understand more about 'Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object to visit the Solar System. A newly published study indicates that the object can't be that large, for one thing. As the Spitzer...
NASA’s New Planet-hunting Telescope Captures a Distant Comet
NASA’s newest planet-hunting telescope TESS has officially begun its search for planets outside solar system on July 25. But before it started science operations, the telescope stumbled upon a...
NASA’s New Planet-hunting Telescope Captures a Distant Comet
NASA’s newest planet-hunting telescope TESS has officially begun its search for planets outside solar system on July 25. But before it started science operations, the telescope stumbled upon a...
Scientists Explain Oxygen Mystery on Comet 67P
In 2015, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft made an unexpected discovery of molecular oxygen on Comet 67P. Molecular oxygen (two oxygen atoms joined together) is produced in massive amounts on Earth and is...
Scientists Explain Oxygen Mystery on Comet 67P
In 2015, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft made an unexpected discovery of molecular oxygen on Comet 67P. Molecular oxygen (two oxygen atoms joined together) is produced in massive amounts on Earth and is...
Interstellar Object Oumuamua is a Comet, Not an Asteroid
Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered in our solar system, has been a subject of intense debate since its discovery last year. In October 2017, Oumuamua whipped past Earth at an...
Interstellar Object Oumuamua is a Comet, Not an Asteroid
Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered in our solar system, has been a subject of intense debate since its discovery last year. In October 2017, Oumuamua whipped past Earth at an...
Turns out the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua is a comet after all
Last October, researchers spotted a long, skinny object speeding through our solar system, and they initially pegged it as a comet from another solar system. But as they continued to observe the object, dubbed 'Oumuamua, its properties -- namely a la...