IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Comet 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar object from beyond our solar system, believed to be over seven billion years old. 🧊 Discovered by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile, the comet is rich in water ice, offering insights into the early universe. 🔭 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to play a key role in detecting …
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Earth Is About To Have A Spectacular Meteor Shower, Courtesy Of 26-Kilometer-Wide Comet 109P
One of the best meteor showers of the year is about to commence, as comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle sends debris at Earth. The Perseid meteor showers are the result of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, a 26-kilometer (16-mile) wide comet that takes 133 years to orbit the Sun. This “parent” comet, around twice the size of the rock which dinosaured the dinosaurs, is what showers …
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