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UAE observatory captures interstellar comet
Gulf Today
|July 05, 2025
On Ist July, NASA discovered a unique celestial object, which was quickly confirmed to be a comet coming from another solar system.
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It had been drifting through space for billions of years before entering our solar system and being discovered just a few days ago.
Al-Khatim Astronomical Observatory, located in the Abu Dhabi desert, successfully imaged the comet on the evening of Thursday, 3rd July. Observing this object was challenging due to its faint brightness, currently at magnitude 17.5, making it visible only through large telescopes.
This story is from the July 05, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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