Ever since interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS whizzed into our cosmic neighborhood in July, astronomers have been racing to uncover its characteristics. Now that the powerful James Webb Space Telescope has taken a good look at this icy interloper, it seems to be weirder than anyone imagined. A preprint submitted to the Astrophysical Journal Letters for peer review on Monday, August 25, …
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The demarcation line marking the border between Canada and the United States is seen in the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel in May. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images On a typical day at Bluff Point Golf Resort in Plattsburgh, N.Y., you used to be able to spot around 20 or …
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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star. NASA and the European Space Agency released the latest photos Thursday. Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way and poses no threat …
Read More »CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star. NASA and the European Space Agency released the latest photos Thursday. Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our …
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Comedian Chelsea Handler has candidly detailed the “biggest financial mistake”—admitting that her greatest money regret involved an unusual renovation of her five-bedroom dwelling in a bid to prevent family members from outstaying their welcome. The 50-year-old “Prom Dates” star, who hails from New Jersey, noted in a new interview that she believes real estate investment is one of the wisest …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link The United States will require international visitors to pay a new “visa integrity fee” of at least $250, added to existing visa application costs, according to a provision in the Trump administration’s recently enacted domestic policy bill. The fee will apply to all visitors who are required to obtain nonimmigrant visas to enter the United States. …
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OpenAI is releasing a new AI agent, creatively dubbed ChatGPT Agent — which is not to be confused with the two other AI agents it’s already released (did we mention that OpenAI has a bit of a branding problem?) In an announcement, the Sam-Altman-led company says the tool uses its own “virtual computer” to perform tasks on your behalf, like …
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Travel Buddies A series exploring the highs, lows, and bumpy in-betweens of vacationing with other people. Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photo: Getty If you happen to find yourself in Portland, Maine, on Friday, July 18, you might notice a curious influx of visitors: couples in their 40s — the men in slick athleisure, the women wearing designer sunglasses — passing through …
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SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are in San Francisco visiting Alcatraz Thursday morning and are expected to announce plans to reopen the federal penitentiary. Back in May, President Trump started talking about reopening the site as a federal prison. Congress is expected to introduce a bill to end environmental protections for Alcatraz …
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