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.
Lead author of the study, conducted by researchers at MIT in collaboration with Harvard and Caltech, and published in Nature, says the discovery tells us 'where we are going'.
Scientists have confirmed over 5,000 planets orbiting stars in other parts of the galaxy. Lack of knowledge about Uranus & Neptune is a limiting factor in understanding planetary science.
The planet, situated 6,500 light years away, is like Jupiter in size and relative location. The discovery indicates that some of our solar system's planets could survive the death of the Sun.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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