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NASA just released a new image, the clearest yet, of 2I/Borisov, the second ever interstellar visitor we've seen enter our solar system.

Science & Energy

NASA Releases New Image of Interstellar Visitor

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS captured footage of a comet suddenly exploding in a bizarre phenomenon called a comet outburst.

Science & Energy

Watch NASA’s New Footage of a Comet Exploding

By Dan Robitzski

Using data gathered by the Hubble space telescope, astronomy professor Paul Karas created a remarkable video of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov.

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See a Video of the Interstellar Comet Created From Hubble Data

By Kristin Houser

Early observations of the interstellar object 2I/Borisov suggest that the comet's home solar system might not be that different from our own.

Interstellar Object’s Home Solar System May Resemble Our Own

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers believe they may have detected a second interstellar object, but unlike 'Oumuamua, this one is on its way into our solar system.

An Interstellar Object May Have Just Entered Our Solar System

By Kristin Houser

Watch This Breathtaking, Close-Up Clip Of The Surface of A Distant Comet

Watch This Breathtaking, Close-Up Clip Of The Surface of A Distant Comet

By Victor Tangermann

This Image Is the Final Moment of Humanity’s First Visit to a Comet

This Image Is the Final Moment of Humanity’s First Visit to a Comet

No, a Huge Asteroid Probably Won’t Wipe out Humanity

No, a Huge Asteroid Probably Won’t Wipe out Humanity

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The 40-Year Old Mystery of the “Wow!” Signal Was Just Solved

The White House Now Has a Plan for Handling an Asteroid Disaster

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The White House Now Has a Plan for Handling an Asteroid Disaster

By Chelsea Gohd

Newfound Comets to Help Ring in the New Year

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Newfound Comets to Help Ring in the New Year

Philae Found! Lost Lander Finally Spotted on Comet’s Surface

Philae Found! Lost Lander Finally Spotted on Comet’s Surface

By June Javelosa

The Sun Just Killed the Fastest-Moving Object in the Solar System

The Sun Just Killed the Fastest-Moving Object in the Solar System

We Lost Rosetta This Weekend, But She’s Back

We Lost Rosetta This Weekend, But She’s Back

By Adeel Shaffi

An Object Just Collided With Jupiter and Astronomers Caught it on Video

An Object Just Collided With Jupiter and Astronomers Caught it on Video

By Sarah Marquart

BREAKING: Rosetta Orbiter Found Water Ice on the Surface of Comet 67P

BREAKING: Rosetta Orbiter Found Water Ice on the Surface of Comet 67P

By Darwin Batinga

Scientists Find Comet Releases as Much Alcohol as 500 Bottles of Wine

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Scientists Find Comet Releases as Much Alcohol as 500 Bottles of Wine

By Jolene Creighton

Meet Sedna: The Other “Red Planet”

Meet Sedna: The Other “Red Planet”

By Jean McKinney

Size Comparisons of the Largest Objects in the Known Universe

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Size Comparisons of the Largest Objects in the Known Universe

By Jolene Creighton