Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS revealed
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Despite some similarities and speculation, the new comet likely originated from our solar system's Oort Cloud and is not directly connected to 3I/ATLAS. The comet will make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday, Nov. 11, but will be too faint to see ...
A Harvard astronomer is making waves by suggesting that a massive interstellar object hurtling through our solar system might be an alien spacecraft. Professor Avi Loeb, who also serves as director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Harvard ...
NASA has finally pulled back the curtain on a collection of extraordinary images showing an interstellar visitor that has captivated astronomers and conspiracy theorists alike since its discovery this summer. More than a dozen NASA spacecraft captured ...
We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner solar system. Oumuamua was the first one, and it came and went in 2017. 2l/Borisov, an interstellar comet, was next, appearing in 2019. And right now, the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas ...
PUNCH’s observations of comet 3I/ATLAS from Sept. 28 to Oct. 10, 2025, when the comet was between 231 million to 235 million miles from Earth. Each frame is a daily stacked image, made up of multiple observations taken of the comet on each day.
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Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to enter our solar system from two specific directions, a new study suggests. What does it mean for Earth? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Last month, mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS came within just 18 million miles of Mars during its unusual trajectory through our solar system. During its approach, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its HiRISE camera to take high-resolution ...
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