Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak, a small icy body orbiting Jupiter’s neighborhood, did something astronomers rarely witness ...

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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has captivated astronomers with its unusual behavior, challenging established comet physics. Discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in ...

41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak is now known to be in the Jupiter family of comets, going from a little inside Jupiter's orbit to almost as far as Earth on its 5.4-year orbit. It is notable for its large ...

First its rotation slowed between March and May 2017, taking 46 hours to complete a spin where it had once taken only 20 hours. This occurred as the comet neared its closest point to the sun, roughly ...

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.