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TopicInterstellar comet

Topic: interstellar comet

The twist no one saw coming — comet 3I/ATLAS is older than the Sun

From conspiracy theories to being older than the Sun, the trajectory of comet 3I/ATLAS challenges previous ideas about interstellar objects.

What is 3I/ATLAS—the interstellar object that has baffled scientists

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object to be discovered. Before it, 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov were detected in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

Comet that launched a thousand conspiracy theories: Why the mysterious 3I/ATLAS has astronomers excited

3I/ATLAS will be visible to ground telescopes through September, after which it will pass too close to the Sun to observe, according to NASA. It will reappear by early December.

Amazon forest fires melting glaciers 1,000 miles away

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.