The 'alien comet' is on the way: 3I/ATLAS to make rare Earth pass
Astronomers have followed 3I/ATLAS since its discovery on July 1. Hubble photographed it on July 21 from 277 million miles ...
Space.com
Venus is at its farthest from the sun on June 1: Here's how to see the bright 'morning star' this weekend
Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune. Venus reaches its point of greatest western elongation on June 1, at which time the dazzling 'morning ...
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Perihelion: What is it and when does it occur?
Perihelion is the point at which an orbiting body is closest to the sun. The word comes from Greek and literally means around ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN
Perihelion: What it is, when it occurs, and how to see it
What is Perihelion? In the vast expanse of space, celestial bodies follow elliptical orbits around stars, with one point being closer to the star—known as the perihelion. This is the term used to ...
AOL
Giant asteroid swarm near Venus could pose ‘invisible threat’ to Earth, scientists warn
A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have warned in a new study. These space rocks, known as co-orbital asteroids, tag ...
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Asteroids with ‘unstable orbits’ hide around Venus—do they threaten Earth?
New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance. NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this image showing the nightside surface of ...