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The Rubin Observatory captured images of an interstellar visitor on its very first night of practice runs, ten days before the comet was officially discovered. Two Jupiter-bound spacecraft later teamed up to reveal this ancient traveler might be up to 12 billion years old.
A telescope in Chile accidentally photographed an alien comet visiting from another star system ten days before astronomers officially discovered it. The find proves we're getting better at catching these rare cosmic visitors as they pass through our neighborhood.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just caught methane on an interstellar comet for the first time, revealing chemistry unlike anything in our solar system. The discovery shows this cosmic visitor carries secrets from a very different corner of the universe.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the first-ever chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object, revealing methane gas from comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed through our solar system. The discovery offers an unprecedented glimpse into worlds beyond our cosmic neighborhood.
A groundbreaking study of over 750 Nobel Prize and major discoveries reveals that new tools and methods, not just funding or theory, drive most scientific breakthroughs. The findings could help us predict and accelerate future discoveries across all fields of science.
A rare visitor from beyond our solar system just gave scientists an incredible parting gift. As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS exits our cosmic neighborhood, it's spraying ancient materials into space that haven't seen sunlight in billions of years.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just revealed a visitor from another galaxy that might be older than our entire solar system. The discovery gives us our first glimpse into the ancient chemistry that could explain how life begins across the universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope just detected methane on a visitor from beyond our solar system for the first time. The discovery reveals that comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a completely different cosmic neighborhood with chemistry unlike anything in our own stellar backyard.
After a seven-month journey through our solar system, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has faded from view, leaving astronomers with treasure trove of data from one of the most-studied comets in history. The ancient visitor from another star system is now heading back into deep space, reminding us of the wonders waiting beyond our cosmic neighborhood.
A material scientist found a pattern that textbooks said couldn't exist, and his curiosity changed how we understand the atomic world. The discovery that started with "10 fold???" scribbled in a notebook led to an entirely new field of materials science.
A spacecraft heading to Jupiter perfectly positioned itself to film our solar system's third interstellar visitor, giving scientists an unprecedented view of a comet from another star system. Teams across the globe collaborated on this unexpected cosmic opportunity.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detected methane on a comet from another star system for the first time, revealing chemistry unlike anything we've seen before. The discovery gives scientists their first real glimpse into how alien solar systems form planets and comets.
A comet from another star system is releasing enough water to fill 70 Olympic pools every day as it passes through our solar system. The rare visitor gives scientists their first chance to study materials from planetary systems far beyond our own.
When paleontologist John Ostrom saw photos of a fluffy dinosaur fossil in 1996, he began to cry and nearly collapsed. The discovery finally proved his decades-old theory that modern birds evolved from dinosaurs.
A new collaboration between Microsoft and biotech company Causaly is bringing AI-powered scientific reasoning to drug discovery, potentially cutting research time from years to months. The partnership announced June 4 could help scientists find new treatments faster by connecting millions of research papers with cutting-edge analytics.
A breakthrough AI platform just doubled the success rate of antibody design, potentially cutting drug discovery timelines from months to weeks. Pfizer is now using this technology to tackle diseases that have stumped researchers for years.
A mysterious visitor from beyond our solar system has been captured on camera by a Jupiter-bound spacecraft, giving scientists a rare glimpse into the cosmos beyond our neighborhood. Only three interstellar objects have ever been spotted passing through our solar system.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the first chemical fingerprint of an ancient comet from beyond our Solar System, revealing it's twice as old as the Sun itself. The observations prove comet 3I/ATLAS formed under wildly different conditions than anything in our cosmic neighborhood.
Researchers have designed a daring spacecraft mission that could catch up with an interstellar comet traveling through our solar system by using the sun's gravity as a cosmic slingshot. If launched in 2035, the mission would reach Comet 3I/ATLAS by 2085, traveling farther and faster than any spacecraft in history.
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Archaeologists just uncovered a 250-year-old brick kiln at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, revealing new evidence of the enslaved and free workers who built America's most famous home. The discovery proves there are still untold stories buried beneath our feet.
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