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New 3I/ATLAS images show the comet getting active ahead of close encounter with Earth
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA and ESA both shared new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS this week, as the agencies gear up for the mysterious object's closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in 'ice volcanoes', new images suggest
By Patrick Pester published
Scientists have observed cryovolcanoes erupting on comet 3I/ATLAS — giving us a new clue about what's inside it.

Odd-looking rock on Mars is totally alien to the Red Planet, Perseverance rover finds
By Harry Baker published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently came across an odd rock, dubbed "Phippsaksla," that is unlike anything else the robot has found on the Red Planet. It turns out that it probably isn't from our neighboring world and likely crashed on Mars instead.

Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA's long-awaited images of interstellar visitor
By Patrick Pester published
NASA's treasure trove of new comet 3I/ATLAS images provides hotly anticipated views of the interstellar visitor, including from Mars and the sun.
'3I/ATLAS is a comet': NASA finally releases new 3I/ATLAS images and addresses alien rumors
By Patrick Pester published
NASA's highly anticipated comet 3I/ATLAS images have been released, with a space agency official shooting down alien rumors and stressing that the interstellar visitor is a comet.

Watch live: New images of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed by NASA today (Nov. 19)
By Brandon Specktor last updated
NASA will finally share long-awaited images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken during the comet's close flyby of Mars. A live stream has been set for today (Nov. 19).

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket: New launch window for historic Mars mission after solar storm delay
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Twin Mars spacecraft were due to launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on Nov. 12, but an active sun prompted NASA to delay its mission until Thursday (Nov. 13).

NASA’s ultraquiet supersonic 'flying swordfish' makes history with first test flight
By Damien Pine published
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 "quiet" supersonic plane flew for the first time in October. It’s a major step towards reintroducing commercial supersonic flight in the United States.

NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun
By Patrick Pester published
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is briefly out of view as it travels around the sun this week, but researchers and amateur astronomers used spacecraft data to track its progress right up until perihelion.
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