Astronomers say Comet 3I/Atlas is an interstellar visitor likely among the oldest ever confirmed, possibly dating back about 11 billion years. Traced to a cold, isolated part of the Milky Way that hadn’t yet formed a solar system, it arrived harmlessly after being discovered last summer. Multiple telescopes tracked it as it passed Mars and approached Earth in late 2024.
Astronomers have identified exoplanet L98-59d, a super Earth about 1.6 times Earth’s size and roughly 35 light-years away. The planet is described as a scorching world with rivers of molten lava and surface temperatures around 1,900°C. The discovery adds another extreme target to study how rocky planets behave under intense heat.
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A viral reel claims NASA’s Voyager 1, launched in 1977, will reach one light-day from Earth by November 2026. NASA says Voyager 1 is indeed still operational in interstellar space and continues sending data back, underscoring how enormous distances in space translate into long communication delays and misinformation risk.
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