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As the cosmos continues to surprise and delight us with its celestial wonders, a new comet is making its debut in the inner solar system: Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). Discovered on April 5, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program, this long-period comet hails from the distant Oort Cloud, and it’s bringing a whole lot of unpredictable excitement with it! Although G3 won’t fly by our planet until January of 2025, the UNISTELLAR Network is already on top of tr…

by Lauren Sgro | May 10, 2024 | Citizen Science

Comets have long captivated the imagination of stargazers and scientists alike. These celestial wanderers, composed of ice and dust, grace our skies with ethereal tails during their journeys through the solar system. And sometimes, they even show us earthlings some icy fireworks! One such comet, 12P/Pons-Brooks, stunned astronomers with a remarkable outburst recorded recently on July 19, catapulting it into the spotlight of astronomical curiosity. 

A homeowner was shocked when they checked their CCTV footage and saw a clip of an orb using their house to hide from a snowstorm, and some think it could be proof of alien life