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I've taken incredible photos of this interstellar comet for more than a month using two tiny iPad-connected scopes in my windowsill. You can catch it too, if you act quickly.
Space.com on MSN
Scientists detect X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS extending 250,000 miles into space
A rare interstellar comet has been caught in X-rays by two space telescopes, revealing how its gases interact with charged particles from the sun as it travels through the inner solar system.
Astronomers detect "wobbling high-latitude jet" in comet 3I/ATLAS, according to a preprint paper. A new mutation of flu strain A (H3N2) is driving an increase in influenza cases and hospitalizations. Bears in central Italy are evolving to become smaller and less aggressive after interacting with humans, study finds.