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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Could Protect Earth From Asteroids – Here’s How!

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object passing through our solar system, is sparking global interest due to its potential to advance our understanding of space monitoring. Although the ...
Science Daily

What are asteroids really made of? New analysis brings space mining closer to reality

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space ...
Live Science

The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why.

Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Phys.org

Debris disk gallery shows tell-tale signs of asteroids and comets in distant solar systems

Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks" in exoplanetary systems. Gaël Chauvin (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy ...
The Baltimore Sun

Third-ever interstellar comet spotted as NASA debunks rumors of alien craft

For the third time in history, NASA has observed an interstellar traveler passing through our solar system. Multiple US and international observatories captured Comet 3IATLAS since its July 1 ...
Phys.org

A pioneering study on the feasibility of asteroid mining

Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a ...