In most comets, the tail points away from the Sun, but this strange 'anti-tail' of 3I/ATLAS has left scientists puzzled.
Could a comet’s tail pointing towards the Sun possibly indicate alien technology, or is it just a strange quirk of dust ...
I/ATLAS is no ordinary comet. With its unusual rhythmic ‘heartbeat’ and surprising acceleration, it is taking us on a journey ...
ESA's Juice spacecraft has captured striking new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing its active coma and distinct plasma and dust tails. While origina ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS, a 33-billion-ton object that's older than our solar system, will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday. Scientists are ...
An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique ...
A new image of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveals an 'impossible' anti-tail, prompting fresh scientific scrutiny weeks before its close approach to Earth.
A stunning new image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by renowned astrophotographers, has revealed its spectacular, twisting tail and anomalous anti-tail in rare detail.
Discovered on July 1 by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Chile, 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed visitor from another ...
The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star. Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in Chile ...
ESA’s Juice spacecraft observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November 2025, capturing NavCam images and collecting instrument data, with full science results expected to arrive on Earth in February ...