3Ai Atlas Interstellar Comet Live Tracker: The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is set to reach its perihelion — the closest point to the Sun — on October 30, 2025, marking the peak of its brightness and activity. At this stage, it will be approximately 1.35 astronomical units (about 125 million miles or 202 million kilometres) from the Sun.
This cosmic event holds immense importance for astronomers, as it offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study a visitor from beyond our solar system, helping scientists understand the composition and evolution of distant planetary...
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NEW DELHI: Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have, in a...
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