A rare interstellar comet — only the third ever confirmed to enter our solar system — was photographed last week, closely approaching Mars, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. The images taken on Friday by two Mars orbiters show a bright, fuzzy white dot of the comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, appearing to move against…
It appears our solar system is getting more popular with out-of-towners. Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object, something that has origins beyond our own solar system. The first interstellar object was ‘Oumuamua, discovered in 2017. The second was a comet called 2I Borisov. This new object, which is temporarily designated A11pl3Z by the…
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope since its 2021 launch has obtained valuable data on various already-known planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets. Now, for the first time, Webb has discovered an exoplanet not previously known. Webb has…