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At the center of the image is a comet that appears as a teardrop-shaped bluish cocoon of dust coming off the comet’s solid, icy nucleus and seen against a black background. The comet appears to be heading to the bottom left corner of the image. About a dozen short, light blue diagonal streaks are seen scattered across the image, which are from background stars that appeared to move during the exposure because the telescope was tracking the moving comet.

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS's Blue Shine Is Surprising Astronomers Space03 November 2025

Red Spider Nebula Holds a Secret in Its Glowing Heart, JWST Reveals

Red Spider Nebula Holds a Secret in Its Glowing Heart, JWST Reveals Space31 October 2025

Illustration of Chiron with multiple thin rings

Astronomers Catch a Ring System Forming Around Chiron in Real Time Space31 October 2025

Milky Way in Radio Waves

Giant Radio Map Reveals Our Milky Way in a Whole New Light Space30 October 2025

Study Links Mysterious Lights in The Sky to Historic Nuclear Tests

Study Links Mysterious Lights in The Sky to Historic Nuclear Tests Space29 October 2025

Experiment Reveals What Is Truly Burrowing Beneath Mars's Dunes Each Spring

Experiment Reveals What Is Truly Burrowing Beneath Mars's Dunes Each Spring Space26 October 2025

corona on the sun

The Mystery of Rain on The Sun Can Finally Be Explained Space26 October 2025

Life's Ingredients Found Frozen Beyond The Milky Way For First Time

Life's Ingredients Found Frozen Beyond The Milky Way For First Time Space25 October 2025

Scientists Just Found a Super-Earth Exoplanet Only 18 Light-Years Away

Scientists Just Found a Super-Earth Exoplanet Only 18 Light-Years Away Space25 October 2025

perseus cluster

Listen to The Creepy 'Sounds' From A Black Hole, Captured by NASA Space24 October 2025

Bizarre Crystals in Titan's Lakes Could Break a Fundamental Rule of Chemistry

Bizarre Crystals in Titan's Lakes Could Break a Fundamental Rule of Chemistry Space23 October 2025

Mysterious Glow Detected in Space Could Be Dark Matter Destroying Itself

Mysterious Glow Detected in Space Could Be Dark Matter Destroying Itself Space23 October 2025

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