I/ATLAS was first discovered on July 1, 2025, it has garnered much attention, including speculation, hopes and fears that it ...
This week, just days before Christmas, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to planet Earth – so close, that anyone with a "powerful amateur" telescope might see it. Here's ...
Scientists used the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii to obtain images of the third-ever detected interstellar object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, on Nov. 26, 2025. Credit: NSF NOIRLab In the spirit of the season, ...
In the spirit of the season, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is changing color as it leaves the sun behind — shifting from a reddish tint to a faint green glow. That visible change signals the comet ...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS – in July and on Nov. 30, 2025. An ESA orbiter bound for Jupiter also observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. How big is 3I/ATLAS ...
The comet is the 3rd interstellar object ever detected and got its name from the ATLAS telescope that discovered it. NASA officials have rejected conspiracy theories that the object could be an alien ...