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science12 days ago•4 min saved

April 2026 Skywatch: Mercury's Best View, Green Comet Glow, and Lyrid Meteors

April 2026 offers a rare string of skywatching events: Mercury reaches its greatest elongation on April 3 for one of the year’s clearest views; Comet C/2025 R3 brightens in mid-April with a green glow and peaks around April 17, followed by its closest approach to Earth on April 27; the Lyrid meteor shower peaks April 21–22 with about 15–20 meteors per hour, providing multiple rewarding nights of stargazing in the Northern Hemisphere.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#astronomy #comet #meteor-showers

space22 days ago•24 min saved

Hubble captures rare breakup of comet K1 into four fragments

NASA’s Hubble telescope captured comet K1 (C/2025 K1 ATLAS) fragmenting into at least four pieces, surrounded by a fuzzy envelope of gas and dust, in a rare daytime observation after its close approach to the Sun.

via New York Post|

#astronomy #comet #hubble-space-telescope

space1 month ago•3 min saved

Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Exhibits Methanol-Rich Comet Chemistry

ALMA observations of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveal an unusually high methanol abundance in its coma and core—among the highest seen in comets—paired with a high methanol-to-hydrogen cyanide ratio, indicating distinctive formation conditions in that distant system. The methanol appears to come from both the core and the coma, and future observations with advanced telescopes could help explain the object’s origin as it exits the solar system.

via Futurism|

#3iatlas #alma #comet

ai1 month ago•42 min saved

Court halts Perplexity AI agents from Amazon shopping amid authorization concerns

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity’s Comet AI browser from placing Amazon orders on user accounts, citing strong evidence of unauthorized access. Perplexity must stop accessing Amazon and destroy any data it obtained, with seven days to appeal, as Amazon continues its lawsuit over the Comet agent-shopping feature.

via The Verge|

#ai #amazon #comet

gaming1 month ago•4 min saved

ARC Raiders Unveils Firefly and Comet, Deploys Fresh Tactics for Topside Skirmishes

ARC Raiders introduces two new top-side enemies: Firefly, a tenacious aerial threat, and Comet, a heavily armored rolling explosive. Tactics include using a Photoelectric Cloak or exploiting the Firefly’s fuel tank while staying in solid cover or indoors; lure grenades can help against Firefly, and aggressive, surgical shots are advised. For the Comet, aggro from a distance to make it expose its inner weak point, use high rate-of-fire or armor-piercing ammo, spread out your squad to minimize group damage, and target armor plating on the sides or the front when it reveals weak points. Quick thinking and coordinated play are key to surviving these predators.”,

via ARC Raiders|

#arc-raiders #combat-tactics #comet

science1 month ago•4 min saved

Tiny Comet 41P Flips Its Spin After Near-Sun Pass

Analysis of comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák from its 2017 close solar approach shows a dramatic spin-down followed by an apparent spin reversal, inferred from light curves and Hubble data. The rapid change, likely driven by torques from outgassed jets on its ~1‑km nucleus, exceeds previous records and could spin the comet apart if it continues; the finding is in an arXiv preprint and not yet peer‑reviewed, with the next spin measurements expected at the 2028 perihelion.

via ScienceAlert|

#41p #comet #perihelion

lifestyle1 month ago•34 min saved

Grandma Sparks a Dance: Adorable Michigan Golden Retriever Goes Wild

A video of Comet, a vocal Golden Retriever from Michigan, shows her getting incredibly excited—tilting her head, barking loudly, and even bowing—when her owner simply mentions ‘Grandma,’ a moment that has gone viral as a heartwarming glimpse of a dog’s family bonds.

via Yahoo|

#comet #dog-video #golden-retriever

space1 month ago•67 min saved

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS unveils the building blocks of life

NASA's SPHEREx infrared space telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its December close approach and detected organic molecules such as methanol, cyanide, and methane, indicating that the materials associated with life can be present in cometary material. The findings, published as a Research Note of the American Astronomical Society, support the idea that comets can deliver bio-relevant compounds, though they do not imply life itself. SPHEREx scans the sky in infrared with 102 color sensors, and captured data as 3I/ATLAS passed by the Sun before heading back into interstellar space.

via Live Science|

#3iatlas #comet #nasa

space2 months ago•72 min saved

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Heads Toward Interstellar Space in Free Livestream

Space.com reports that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS—the third known visitor from outside our solar system—will be visible in a free livestream tonight from Manciano, Italy’s Virtual Telescope Project, starting at 6:30 p.m. EST. At about magnitude +13.2 it won’t be visible to the naked eye; the comet will be at opposition as it races away from the Sun, following a close pass in late 2025 and a March flyby past Jupiter on its way out of the solar system.

via Space|

#3iatlas #astronomy #comet

space2 months ago•5 min saved

Icy Comet Wierzchos Skims the Sun, Promises a Clearer February View

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) will reach perihelion today, skimming about 84.6 million km from the Sun and brightening to roughly magnitude +8.1, visible only with binoculars or a telescope. It won’t be naked-eye visible this pass, but it’s expected to return in February for a better chance to be seen from Earth, with a perigee around 93 million miles (1 AU) and viewing opportunities shifting from the Southern Hemisphere this month to the Northern Hemisphere in mid-February after sunset. Discovered in 2024 by the Catalina Sky Survey and likely originating in the Oort Cloud, JWST observations have studied its spectrum; the comet poses no threat.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#astronomy #comet #february-viewing

astronomy2 months ago•45 min saved

Comet Wierzchos makes a solar pass at perihelion—will you catch a glimpse?

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is near perihelion today, Jan 20, skimming about 52.6 million miles from the Sun at 1:24 p.m. EST, which should brighten it but likely won’t be visible to the naked eye (peak magnitude around +8.1). It will require a small telescope or good skies, and observers in the U.S. may have limited viewing as the comet travels through Microscopium and dips below the horizon at night. After Earth’s closer approach on Feb. 17 (about 93 million miles away), it will still be faint and best seen near sunset from favorable southern skies, fading as it moves away. The object was discovered in 2024 by the Catalina Sky Survey and is tracked by space observers like NASA/JWST, with visibility depending on local conditions.

via Space|

#astronomy #c2024-e1-wierzchos #comet

lifestyle2 months ago•33 min saved

Pleading Pup Delivers Peanut Butter Refill Plea in Adorable Video

A Michigan Golden Retriever named Comet wows social media by dragging an empty peanut-butter jar to her owner, then performing a comical 'prayer' dance and pleading eyes to beg for a refill, in a clip that has gone viral with thousands of likes.

via Yahoo|

#comet #dog-video #golden-retriever

space2 months ago•56 min saved

Great Comet of 2026 Could Be Naked-Eye Visible

Astronomers say the newly spotted Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) could become 2026’s Great Comet, with perihelion around April 20 and Earth flyby around April 27. Brightness is uncertain—estimates range from magnitude 8 (visible with a telescope) to about magnitude 2.5 (visible to the naked eye). The best naked-eye viewing window may be around April 17 near the new Moon, and the comet will be in Pisces near Pegasus as it approaches the Sun; forward scattering could boost brightness if the geometry aligns.

via Live Science|

#c2025-r3-pan-starrs #comet #naked-eye-visibility

science3 months ago•6 min saved

Comet 24P/Schaumasse's Closest Sun Approach: Will You See It?

Comet 24P/Schaumasse will reach its closest approach to the sun on January 8, but its current brightness level makes it invisible to the naked eye, requiring a telescope for observation, especially under dark sky conditions.

via Space|

#24pschaumasse #astronomy #comet

science3 months ago•6 min saved

CIA's Silence on 3I/ATLAS Comet Sparks Speculation

The article discusses the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, highlighting its unusual features and the secretive response of the CIA to a FOIA request, suggesting possible concerns about its nature and potential threat, despite NASA's classification of it as a natural comet.

via Avi Loeb – Medium|

#3iatlas #black-swan #cia