Beach Mystery, Asteroid Close Encounter, and the Cosmic Dance of Ancient Comets
Astronomy Daily S05E134 — Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Mysterious metal spheres wash up on a Queensland beach and turn out to be re-entered rocket debris, Hayabusa2 beams home stunning close-ups of asteroid Torifune, new VLT chemistry reveals interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be one of the oldest objects ever studied, TESS finds its first exoplanet using Einstein's gravitational microlensing, JWST spots six galaxies merging into one twelve billion years ago, and New Horizons charts the solar wind's fade at the true edge of the solar system. In This Episode • Mystery metal spheres wash up on a…
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