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A comet that is visible once every eighty thousand years (80,000) years will be seen with the naked eye in Sri Lanka tomorrow evening after sunset, Space Scientist and Engineering Lecturer Gihan Weerasekera said. He said the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is approaching its closest encounter with the sun... show more

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Here are some fun facts about the comet!!! THE BERNOULLI X-FILES! (Yes Beaker is more of a Dana Scully type) Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: 1.Discovery: The comet was discovered by two independent teams, one from the Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan) in China and the other by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) in Hawaii, in early 2023. 2.Bright Comet Potential: C/2023 A3 has the potential to become one of the brightest comets visible in recent times. Traveler: The comet is moving at a speed of around 180,000 miles per hour (290,000 kilometers per hour), a breakneck speed as it journeys through space toward the inner solar system. 4.Close Encounter: At its closest approach to Earth, in October 2024, the comet will pass at a distance of about 70 million kilometers (43 million miles) from our planet. 5.Long Period: Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is considered a long-period comet, meaning its orbit around the Sun takes more than 200 years, though the exact length of its orbit is still being studied. 6.Sun-Grazing Distance: The comet will make its closest approach to the Sun, known as perihelion, in September 2024, coming within about 0.39 astronomical units (AU) of the Sun (about 58 million kilometers or 36 million miles), which is closer than the orbit of Mercury! Did you see the comet?

Here are some fun facts about the comet!!! THE BERNOULLI X-FILES! (Yes Beaker is more of a Dana Scully type) Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: 1.Discovery: The comet was discovered by two independent teams, one from the Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan) in China and the other by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) in Hawaii, in early 2023. 2.Bright Comet Potential: C/2023 A3 has the potential to become one of the brightest comets visible in recent times. Traveler: The comet is moving at a speed of around 180,000 miles per hour (290,000 kilometers per hour), a breakneck speed as it journeys through space toward the inner solar system. 4.Close Encounter: At its closest approach to Earth, in October 2024, the comet will pass at a distance of about 70 million kilometers (43 million miles) from our planet. 5.Long Period: Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is considered a long-period comet, meaning its orbit around the Sun takes more than 200 years, though the exact length of its orbit is still being studied. 6.Sun-Grazing Distance: The comet will make its closest approach to the Sun, known as perihelion, in September 2024, coming within about 0.39 astronomical units (AU) of the Sun (about 58 million kilometers or 36 million miles), which is closer than the orbit of Mercury! Did you see the comet?

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🚨 Michio Kaku on comet 3I/ATLAS: "This comet is one of the oldest we’ve ever seen." 😳 The interstellar 3I/ATLAS almost certainly formed billions of years ago, far beyond our Solar System — and now it’s flying right past Earth! The universe just opened a window into its ancient past. #3IATLAS #comet #MichioKaku #astronomy #space

🚨 Michio Kaku on comet 3I/ATLAS: "This comet is one of the oldest we’ve ever seen." 😳 The interstellar 3I/ATLAS almost certainly formed billions of years ago, far beyond our Solar System — and now it’s flying right past Earth! The universe just opened a window into its ancient past. #3IATLAS #comet #MichioKaku #astronomy #space

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NASA has released new images of 3I/Atlas, the comet that came from another solar system and will get closest to Earth on December 19. The comet could be anywhere from 1,444 feet across to 3.5 miles across, is moving exceptionally fast and is the third interstellar object to enter our solar system. Many questions have been raised about 3I/Atlas. Vlad Duthiers does a deeper dive into what we know about the comet – which is visible from Earth. #nasa #spac #comet #3iatlas

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It's now CONFIRMED! ☄️Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is indeed a #comet. ✨Recent images captured by the Gemini North telescope, an extremely powerful telescope on Maunakea, #Hawaii, show the object has now developed a compact coma & trail - thus confirming previous data that it IS a comet. 💫As it hurdles through our solar system & closes in on our Sun, Comet 3I/ATLAS is not only #ancient at nearly 8 billion years old, but at a high speed of 52,000 mph, it will close in to perihelion (closest point to the Sun) around this October 23rd when it will be ~121.million miles from the Sun & speed up to a maximum speed of 42 mi/sec. ☄️It will be in evening skies thru Sept 2025, then swing around the Sun & out of view for us til Nov/Dec, when it re-emerges & is visible next to Venus in our morning skies. ✨By that point it should have a nice long tail & will be easily visible by amateur telescopes & even binoculars! Whether it will be visible to naked eyes is still an open question - but we can hope🤞😉 #Astronomy #ufoX #uap #space #3IATLAS #comets

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🌠 Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is making an epic appearance in October’s night sky! 🔭 From early to late October, this beauty brightens up, getting close to Earth and nearing the Sun. By the end of the month, it could reach a stunning magnitude of -7 or even -10, potentially becoming visible to the naked eye—even during the daytime! Keep an eye out as it races through the constellations and makes its closest approach to the Sun on October 28! 🌞 Will it survive the heat? Stay tuned and watch the skies! 🌌👀 #cometatlas #comet2024 #newcomet #c2024s1 #starwalk #skytonight

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This new video, taken by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its 21st close approach to the Sun, shows a stunning view of the Solar System from inside Mercury’s orbit. It captures solar phenomena like coronal streamers, a small coronal mass ejection, and high-energy particles streaking past the camera. Visible planets include Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. A comet, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, briefly appears with its tail. These observations help us understand how the Sun affects space weather, satellites, astronauts, and Earth’s power grids. Parker Solar Probe is flying closer to the Sun than any spacecraft before it, eventually reaching within 6 million kilometers of the surface. Coronal streamers are bright, plasma-filled structures from the Sun’s outer atmosphere that stretch into space. High-energy particle streaks are due to solar energetic particles hitting the camera, essentially, you're watching radiation in real time. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a recently discovered comet, and its tail’s appearance in the video is a rare, spectacular moment. This data is crucial for understanding space weather, which can disrupt communication, GPS, and power systems on Earth.

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🚨Angry Astronaut: Seven reasons that 3I Atlas is not a comet! 3I/ATLAS isn’t acting like any comet we’ve ever seen: It was active too far from the Sun. Has a weird anti-tail. CO₂ > H₂O by a huge margin which is unheard of, along with nickel with no iron. If you think it’s “just a comet,” watch this video. Come say hi in the comments, I am part of the Angry Team... Stay Angry about Space! Source: #3IATLAS #Astronomy #Space #Comets #UAP #uapX #ufotwitter

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🇺🇸An alien ship is approaching Earth, says Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which is approaching Earth, might turn out to be a ship of extraterrestrial origin, he suggested. This is due to the "unusually rare trajectory" of the object's movement. According to the astrophysicist, 3I/ATLAS will reach Earth between November 21 and December 5, 2025.

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It’s #SunDay! Here’s your space weather report for the week of April 17 - 23: •6 M-class flares •0 C-class flares •34 coronal mass ejections •1 geomagnetic storm This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows the week’s activity. Two X-class flares erupted right after the end of this reporting period — they’ll be first up in next week’s space weather report! Another thing we *don’t* see here: comet PANSTARRS (C/2025 R3)! The comet is currently passing between the Sun and Earth, and ESA/NASA’s SOHO spacecraft is watching the comet as it streaks across the view of its C3 coronagraph. We'll share more views of that comet later; in the meantime, check the latest imagery here: Learn more about space weather:

It’s #SunDay! Here’s your space weather report for the week of April 17 - 23: •6 M-class flares •0 C-class flares •34 coronal mass ejections •1 geomagnetic storm This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows the week’s activity. Two X-class flares erupted right after the end of this reporting period — they’ll be first up in next week’s space weather report! Another thing we don’t see here: comet PANSTARRS (C/2025 R3)! The comet is currently passing between the Sun and Earth, and ESA/NASA’s SOHO spacecraft is watching the comet as it streaks across the view of its C3 coronagraph. We'll share more views of that comet later; in the meantime, check the latest imagery here: Learn more about space weather:

NASA Space Alerts

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Sun vs. comet! ☀️⚔️☄️ In October 2025, comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) was passing by the Sun when our star launched a counterattack — a blast of solar particles that ripped the comet’s tail in half! NASA’s PUNCH mission (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) captured the action from Earth orbit, imaging comet Lemmon every 4 to 8 minutes over three months. PUNCH’s data make up one of the longest and most detailed records ever captured of a comet interacting with the Sun. Check it out! 👀 NASA’s Illuminate: Out-of-this-world images shining light on our Sun and solar system. #NASAsIlluminate #NASA #sun #space #science

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Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said that India’s External Affairs Minister had encouraged Indians to visit Sri Lanka as “Sri Lanka is a part of India”. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Fernando revealed India’s growing involvement in Sri Lanka, the latest being a possible major investment in 3 airports in Sri Lanka. He also said that life in Sri Lanka is much cheaper than Mumbai and so people in Mumbai should “sell Mumbai and come to Sri Lanka”.

Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said that India’s External Affairs Minister had encouraged Indians to visit Sri Lanka as “Sri Lanka is a part of India”. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Fernando revealed India’s growing involvement in Sri Lanka, the latest being a possible major investment in 3 airports in Sri Lanka. He also said that life in Sri Lanka is much cheaper than Mumbai and so people in Mumbai should “sell Mumbai and come to Sri Lanka”.

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SL President in a special statement emphasized that Sri Lanka is no longer deemed bankrupt by the world. He said the IMF loan facility serves as an assurance from the international community that Sri Lanka has the capacity to restructure its debt and resume normal transactions.

SL President in a special statement emphasized that Sri Lanka is no longer deemed bankrupt by the world. He said the IMF loan facility serves as an assurance from the international community that Sri Lanka has the capacity to restructure its debt and resume normal transactions.

Azzam Ameen

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Look up tonight to see a 'cosmic kiss' - Venus and Jupiter appear to have been getting nearer and nearer in the night sky and will be at their closest tonight 🌌 Look west after sunset and they'll be visible with the naked eye for around two hours 🌟

Look up tonight to see a 'cosmic kiss' - Venus and Jupiter appear to have been getting nearer and nearer in the night sky and will be at their closest tonight 🌌 Look west after sunset and they'll be visible with the naked eye for around two hours 🌟

Good Morning Britain

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🚨NEPAL COACH STUART LAW WANT SRI LANKA PITCH.🚨 Nepal Coach said : “No disrespect to India, but I wish we were in Sri Lanka with the wicket turning the way it is... But having said that, to be here at the Wankhede every game, you can't beat it.”🤯

🚨NEPAL COACH STUART LAW WANT SRI LANKA PITCH.🚨 Nepal Coach said : “No disrespect to India, but I wish we were in Sri Lanka with the wicket turning the way it is... But having said that, to be here at the Wankhede every game, you can't beat it.”🤯

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The Ramadan crescent moon will not be visible in Nigeria on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, either with the naked eye or even with a standard telescope. - Simwal, an astronomer and member of the National Moonsighting Committee of Nigeria, said there is a possibility that Ramadan will not start on Wednesday.

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Imran Muhammad

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The 3000-year-old Anantha Padmanabhaswamy statue, made of 7800 kg of pure gold, 780,000 diamonds and 780 carats of diamonds, is said to be over 3000 years old. It is said that its current value is several thousand lakh crores and that the Sadhapatis and modern experts said that its price could not be estimated. It is known that the team of experts invited from France were amazed and returned with incalculable amounts. It must have been a great privilege to see this with our own eyes.

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In 1965 scientist Richard Foster Flint said that "the moon is cosmic plasma and not a rock that can be landed on"...a few years later, NASA faked the moon missions.

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Flat Earth Zone

124,940 views • 3 years ago

Iran is ready to assist Sri Lanka at any time, reaffirming its friendship with the country, Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alireza Delkhosh said at a special media briefing in Colombo. He stated that if Sri Lanka requests oil or any other essential goods, Iran is prepared to provide them. Ambassador Alireza Delkhosh further clarified that Iran has not closed the Strait of Hormuz to its friendly nations.

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NewsWire 🇱🇰

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A humble man with cancer was seen filming places and when asked about the station he is from, he said ‘he is dying.’ He stated that he has cancer and that since he will be gone in the couple of years coming, he wants his son to see what he was interested in. Very heartbreaking conversation.💔🥹❤️

A humble man with cancer was seen filming places and when asked about the station he is from, he said ‘he is dying.’ He stated that he has cancer and that since he will be gone in the couple of years coming, he wants his son to see what he was interested in. Very heartbreaking conversation.💔🥹❤️

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