Around 252 million years ago, Earth went through its most devastating extinction event, the Permian–Triassic Mass Extinction ...

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NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...

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How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here ...

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor: a comet from beyond our Solar System. Officially named ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...