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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 23, 2023--

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 23, 2023--

From dark matter to planet-crushing asteroids, 4 ways the telescope could alter our understanding of the universe

ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission due for launch in 2029 will examine a pristine Oort Cloud comet from the outer fringes of our solar system.

When Oumuamua travelled through our Solar System back in 2017, people around the world paid attention.

New research shows how interstellar objects could be captured into near-Earth orbits. Massive Jupiter plays a big role.

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has enabled another long-sought scientific breakthrough, this time for Solar System scientists studying the origins of the water that has made life on Earth possible. Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapour – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, proving that water from the primordial Solar System can be preserved as ice in that region. However...

Cookstown photographer Martin McKenna can pinpoint the moment his passion for sky-watching was ignited.

Our species’ space exploration efforts come in many shapes and sizes, and spread out in several research directions. The most high-profile areas we...

If Europes Comet Interceptor mission were already in space, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) would make a tempting target.