NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.

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Comets usually fade quietly once they swing past the Sun. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS did not follow the same path. Instead, ...

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.

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SPHEREx detected a mix of molecules streaming off the comet, including water ice, carbon dioxide, and rocky material.

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Is 3I/ATLAS just a comet — or an intergalactic ark? A NASA spacecraft has discovered organic chemicals on 3I/ATLAS, which ...

NASA's Artemis II mission returns astronauts to the Moon with first female and African American crew members. Explore their profiles and historic adventure ahead.

The interstellar visitor, only the third such object to be discovered passing through our solar system, ignited controversial ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar ...