Scientists around the world are confronting unexpected radio silence and puzzling measurements from interstellar object ...
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2026: 3I/ATLAS forces a rethink of 'normal' comets

At 3.51 au from the Sun well beyond the region where water ice normally drives strong cometary activity 3I/ ATLAS still ...
The 400,000-kilometre anti-tail of 3I/ATLAS is one of the most remarkable aspects that have ever been seen on an interstellar object. The particles in it are too large to be typical cometary dust, and ...
As the year is a time when one second of video footage can be sufficient to confirm a so-called mystery object before a ...
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China's LandSpace targets $1 billion IPO in reusable rocket tech push China's rocket startup LandSpace plans to raise 7.5 billion yuan ($1.07 billion) in a potential initial public offering to boost ...