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Interstellar visitors like comet 3I/ATLAS are the most common objects in the Milky Way: 'There's almost always one within the solar system'

September 17, 2025
Objects such as ‘Oumuamua, Borisov and recently 3I/ATLAS have opened our eyes to the reality that outsiders regularly visit our solar system — and we’re about to start spotting a whole lot more of them. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its…
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The moon and Venus visit the 'Heart of the Lion' this week. Here's how to see it

September 16, 2025
Sometimes an unusual celestial sight will take place at a rather ungodly hour. As a budding young amateur astronomer living in the Bronx, I remember the bemused look on my mother’s face when I told her I was setting my alarm for 4 a.m. so that I could get a look at a meteor shower or lunar eclipse. “How come these things don’t happen at a more convenient hour?” she would…
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Scientists say there's a 90% chance we could spot an exploding black hole in the next decade

September 15, 2025
New research suggests that there is a 90% chance that within the next decade, humanity could use a space or Earth-based telescope to spot an exploding black hole. Such a detection would change our perspective of the universe by proving the existence of “primordial black holes” born 13.8 billion years ago, a second after the Big Bang. Scientists have long suspected that black holes can…
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SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)

September 12, 2025
One of SpaceX’s broadband-beaming Starlink satellites has been captured overflying a top-secret airbase in China that was photographed by a private American Earth-observation satellite. The unexpected satellite alignment above the Dingxin Airbase in the Gobi Desert of western China took place on Aug. 21 and created a range of unusual effects in the high-resolution image. The visible-light…
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