Comet Lemmon captured by astrophotographer Dan Bartlett on Sept. 26. (Image credit: Dan Bartlett) Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) is quickly brightening as it draws closer to both the sun and Earth, evolving into a striking object already visible through small telescopes and binoculars and soon, quite possibly, to the naked eye. The icy visitor, discovered on Jan. 3 by the …
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A rare interstellar comet — only the third ever confirmed to enter our solar system — was photographed last week, closely approaching Mars, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. The images taken on Friday by two Mars orbiters show a bright, fuzzy white dot of the comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, appearing to move against a backdrop of distant stars …
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A European Mars probe witnessed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS’ Red Planet flyby last week. On Oct. 3, 3I/ATLAS zoomed within 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) of Mars. The European Space Agency‘s (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) was ready for the closeup, snapping imagery of the interloper using its Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS). “This was a …
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Two spacecraft on Mars have captured new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in the closest view that the European Space Agency (ESA) will get of the mysterious object, according to an ESA statement. The comet, which came from an unknown star system far beyond our own, is currently taking a months-long tour of the inner solar system. It made …
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We have known about Comet 3I/ATLAS for just over four months, and astronomers across the world have been giddy with excitement. This is only the third known interstellar object to have crossed the Solar System, among the thousands that should be here every day. Researchers have been using many different observatories to study this comet, and soon it will be …
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What if you could delegate your most time-consuming tasks to a team of tireless, hyper-efficient assistants, all without hiring a single person? Enter Perplexity Comet, an innovative AI-powered browser that’s reshaping how professionals approach their daily workflows. With its ability to handle everything from real-time competitor analysis to SEO optimization, this tool doesn’t just automate, it transforms. Imagine a world …
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover caught something unusual streaking across the sky above the Red Planet. On Saturday (Oct. 4), Perseverance’s Right Navigation Camera (Navcam) captured an image of a streak of light in the sky above Mars. The date of the image coincides with when interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was set to make its closest pass to the Red Planet, according …
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Perplexity’s new Comet browser promises an AI assistant that travels the web for you Comet joins other AI browsers aiming to beat Chrome Although AI companies are betting on their browsers’ ability to entice users, their mainstream appeal remains uncertain Perplexity has made its AI-powered Comet browser free worldwide, no longer reserving it for those willing to spend $200 a …
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Perplexity has officially launched its Comet AI web browser to everyone for free. At this time, Comet is only available as a desktop browser. Over the summer, AI company Perplexity launched its very own web browser known as Comet. However, when Comet first rolled out, the AI web browser wasn’t available to everyone. Users either needed a paid Perplexity subscription, …
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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is just weeks away from a close approach to Earth that could make it visible to the naked eye in the October night sky. Read on for spectacular views of this wandering comet and its magnificent tail as captured by astrophotographers around the world. Astronomers discovered Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) on Jan. 3 using a 60-inch …
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