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James Webb telescope spies 2 stars in ‘serpent god of destruction’ system hurling their blazing guts at each other

James Webb telescope spies 2 stars in ‘serpent god of destruction’ system hurling their blazing guts at each other

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of two dying stars wreathed in a spiral of dust. The highly rare star system is located some 8,000 light-years from Earth, within our Milky Way galaxy. Upon its discovery in 2018, it was nicknamed Apep, after the ancient Egyptian serpent god of chaos and destruction, as its writhing …

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Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)

Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)

Astronomers unveiled a striking new view of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system. The Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i captured the newfound comet passing through our cosmic neighborhood, about 290 million miles (465 million kilometers) from Earth. 3I/ATLAS was initially detected by ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) on July 1. It’s just the …

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