Interstellar objects usually pass through quietly, noticed only by a small group of astronomers before fading back into deep space. Comet 3I/ATLAS has followed a different path. Even as it moves away from Earth and heads out of the solar system, it keeps offering scientists new details to puzzle over. Recent observations suggest this visitor […]
NASA is preparing to showcase new imagery of the interstellar comet 3I ATLAS, offering the public a closer look at one of the rarest visitors to our solar system. The comet, which was discovered by the ATLAS observatory earlier this year, is only the third confirmed object to enter our solar system from elsewhere in […]
The mysterious comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) has become one of the most exciting astronomical discoveries of the decade. Officially confirmed in July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile, the object is only the third known interstellar visitor to pass through our Solar System—after the famous ʻOumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov […]
