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Interstellar comet 3I (ATLAS), as seen in a synthetic color composite image made with the LCO 2-meter telescope on Maui, 4 July 2025. The slightly blue diffuse cloud in the center is the comet’s coma. Credit: Tim Lister/LOOK Project/LCO
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A newly discovered speedy visitor from another solar system far, far, away in our galaxy has been confirmed, thanks to the rapid response telescopes of Las Cumbres Observatory. The object is named Com...

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Dr. Michèle Gerbaldi, March 26, 2025, at the Institute d’Astrophysique de Paris. Credit: Jean Mouette (IAP)
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory atop Cerro Pachón in Chile with the Milky Way in the night sky. Image Credit:  Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/B. Quint
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Optical image of ROME survey field 12 in the central Bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy. Over 369,000 stars were measured from this field alone. Image credit: LCO / R. Street / ROME-REA Key Project Team
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Astronaut Training: Taste activity during Camp Cosmos

A selection of activities you can try from home, ranging from short, fun activities, to longer investigations.

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Have you ever wondered what happens to stars as they get older? Explore the evolution of stars with different masses.