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3I, Interstellar comet and ATLAS

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image
New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it shoots toward us through the solar system.
Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)
Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not loop back around the sun. That's why astronomers around the world are using a wide variety of telescopes to observe the comet during its brief visit, before it returns to interstellar space.
Our Best View Yet of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.
Gemini north observes comet 3I/ATLAS, the third-known interstellar object
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has just been discovered. Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have captured 3I/ATLAS as it makes its temporary passage through our cosmic neighborhood.
Gemini North Telescope Spots Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Racing Through Solar System
Comet 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest pass by the Sun on Oct. 30, when it will fly 130 million miles inside the orbit of Mars. It comes closest to Earth in December, when it is 170 million miles away. Because of its odd orbit, it's never coming back.
Astronomers capture image of new comet 3I/ATLAS | Hanomansing Tonight
Astronomers in Hawaii have identified a new 'interstellar object' they are calling 3I/ATLAS. The comet passed earth on July 1. Karen Meech, who led the team that discovered 3I/ATLAS, says it could help scientists with information on other solar systems.
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Spotted In New Pictures Captured From Hawai'i
3I/ATLAS is only the third object which has been confirmed to have originated outside our solar system after 1I/Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019). It was discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on July 1 and is expected to make its closest approach to the Sun on October 30.
NASA confirms 3I/ATLAS as third interstellar object passing through our solar system
NASA confirms the arrival of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object. The ATLAS project spotted it in June 2025. Its speed and trajectory confirm it's
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7 Big Mysteries about Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...
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This comet may be older than our solar system

Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...

3I/Atlas: Could this interstellar object be alien tech? Harvard study hints at possibility

Avi Loeb, an accomplished astronomer from Harvard says 3I/ATLAS, the recently discovered interstellar object was "sent ...

Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
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☄️ An interstellar visitor soon visible to the naked eye in the sky?

A visitor from beyond is currently passing through our Solar System at a staggering speed. This celestial body, named 3I/ATLAS, could be one of the oldest objects ever observed. Astronomers ...
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The Vera Rubin Observatory could find dozens of interstellar objects

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system. But with the Rubin Observatory now scanning ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS-N) reveals the comet’s ...

It's out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system.On July 1, astronomers discovered an object near the orbit of Jupiter that was somewhat peculiar. It had a strange orbit, one that didn't ...
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Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb suggests that if interstellar object 3I/ATLAS isn't a comet, nor an asteroid, it may have been ...