3I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, astronomers detected a strange, fast-moving object racing toward the Sun. Named 3I/ATLAS, it stood out Read More
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U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of astronomers from around the world, including a doctoral student from the University of Michigan, were the Read More
Science, Volume 389, Issue 6757, Page 222-223, July 2025. Summary Summarizing a scientific article abstract or summary without having the actual content is impossible. I need the text of the article (or at least the abstract) to provide Read More
Stars don’t form out of nothing, but tracking the gas and dust that do eventually form stars is hard. They float around the galaxy at almost absolute zero, emitting essentially no light, and generally Read More
3I/ATLAS: Scientific paper details what's known about the third-ever interstellar
When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the third of its kind ever known, astronomers at Michigan State University—along with Read More
Phalanx of instruments scrutinize 3I/ATLAS for clues about planet formation elsewhere in the galaxy Summary Astronomers are intensely studying the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using a “phalanx of instruments” to gain insights into planet Read More