Is it aliens? Here’s why that’s the least important question about 3I/ATLAS.
07 Dec
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Is it aliens? Here’s why that’s the least important question about 3I/ATLAS.

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On October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS reached its closest point to the sun. This point, known as perihelion, was around 210 million kilometers from the sunor 1.4 times the distance between the sun and Earthand it was on the opposite side of the sun to Earth. This means the sun had been blocking the comet from our view (from Earth). Now, ground telescopes have begun watching it again.When it was first detected on July 1 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial Last Alert System (or "ATLAS"), one of the first questions people asked was "but is it aliens?". This isn't the first time the alien question has come up in the context of a new astronomical discovery. But although it might be fun, it can also detract from the real (and very cool) science, and fuel misinformation.A long history...
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03 Apr
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‘Man made solar’ objects file for time at 100 million levels in most up-to-date near for nuclear fusion

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Technology tamfitronics CNN — Scientists in South Korea maintain launched a original world file for the size of time they sustained temperatures of 100 million levels Celsius — seven occasions hotter than the solar’s core — at some level of a nuclear fusion experimentin what they enlighten is a an essential step ahead for this futuristic vitality technology.Nuclear fusion seeks to copy the response that makes the solar and a kind of stars shineby fusing together two atoms to unleash big portions of vitality. Continuously known as the holy grail of climate solutions good vitality, fusion has the aptitude to fabricate limitless vitality without planet-warming carbon pollution. Nonetheless mastering the path of on Earth is amazingly bright.Potentially the most frequent manner of reaching fusion vitality involves a donut fashioned reactor known as a tokamak wherein...
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