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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS images to be released by NASA The comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever discovered, is currently passing through the inner solar system, and NASA is preparing to stream its most detailed images yet. Since its detection in July 2025, scientists have closely monitored its unusual chemical makeup, fast hyperbolic trajectory, and…

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS images to be released by NASA The comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever discovered, is currently passing through the inner solar system, and NASA is preparing to stream its most detailed images yet. Since its detection in July 2025, scientists have closely monitored its unusual chemical makeup, fast hyperbolic trajectory, and…

For decades, the disappearance of Neanderthals has been explained through dramatic stories of sudden extinction. Some theories suggested they were hunted, others that they starved when climates shifted, and a few even claimed modern humans wiped them out. But recent research paints a quieter and far more fascinating picture. Instead of a sharp ending, Neanderthals…

NASA is preparing to showcase new imagery of the interstellar comet 3I ATLAS, offering the public a closer look at one of the rarest visitors to our solar system. The comet, which was discovered by the ATLAS observatory earlier this year, is only the third confirmed object to enter our solar system from elsewhere in…

Most people imagine a world without cockroaches as a cleaner, calmer place. No sudden scurrying in the kitchen, no unwelcome surprises under the sink and no pests invading food storage. But although the idea sounds appealing at first, the reality is far more complicated. Cockroaches have survived for millions of years because they fill ecological…

NASA has released a set of extraordinary radar images showing an asteroid spinning so fast that it has forced scientists to rethink long-held assumptions about small bodies in space. The asteroid, known as 2025 OW, is tiny compared to the large space rocks we normally hear about, yet its behaviour is anything but ordinary. Detected…

Interstellar objects moving through the Solar System represent a rare but scientifically valuable population of visitors that originate beyond the Sun’s gravitational reach. Their potential to collide with Earth, although extremely low in absolute terms, has attracted renewed attention as astronomers refine models that predict their paths, entry points and likely impact characteristics. Advances in…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for one of its most intensive periods of activity, with seven additional launches planned before the close of the current financial year. While India’s first human spaceflight is still scheduled for 2027, the organisation is pushing forward with rapid expansion across science, technology, and industry, according…

Riches from outer space are pulling meteorite hunters into Morocco’s Sahara Desert, where a fast-growing trade in space rocks is changing remote communities and sparking intense races each time a fireball appears.When a fireball crashed into the rocky plains of southeast Morocco in September, 52-year-old merchant Mohamed Benitjit topped up the credit on his phone,…

Most people have experienced the moment when a few seconds of a song begin looping endlessly in the mind. Scientists call this an earworm, a term derived from the German word Ohrwurm, meaning a musical itch. The name was introduced in 1979 by psychiatrist Cornelius Eckert, and it describes a brief segment of music, usually…