It looks and behaves like a comet, and all evidence points to it being a comet. But this one came from outside the solar ...

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...

Scientists detect ultraviolet signs of water in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, using NASA’s Swift telescope to study its activity far from the Sun.

A mysterious interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS is about to make its closest approach to Earth in December 2025. Here's ...

As the comet heads toward its closest pass by Earth, a team led by NASA astrochemist Martin Cordiner used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to study the gases streaming off its ...

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An interstellar comet named 3I/ATLAS, originating from outside our solar system, is passing through. NASA recently released new images of the comet, which is being studied by astronomers worldwide.

NASA on Wednesday released new images of an interstellar comet, just the third visitor ever confirmed from elsewhere in the galaxy, which show the object as a bright point of light surrounded by a ...

Since early July, telescopes around the world have been tracking just our third confirmed interstellar visitor, the comet 3I/ATLAS—3I, for third interstellar, and ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...

This is great news for planetary defense. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The path of comet 3I/ATLAS through the solar system has ...

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