When Comet 3I/ATLAS swept through the Solar System in late 2025, astronomers quickly confirmed one extraordinary fact: it was ...
Can a comet’s tail be more than just dust and ice? New observations of 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our solar system, have rekindled debate among astronomers. Emerging ...
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Based on the speed and trajectory of a newly detected object, astronomers believe it came to our solar system from beyond. This illustration shows the first known interstellar object to fly though our ...
When interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on December 19, 2025, it did not become a spectacular object in the night ...
A rare interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, is currently traversing our solar system, offering scientists a unique chance to study an object from another star. This comet, unlike those orbiting our ...
Scientists have confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected passing through our Solar System. It was discovered by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile in July 2025, and ...
Astronomers are baffled by 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1), a mysterious interstellar object exhibiting unexplained changes in its orbit and an unusual chemical composition. It was discovered on 1 July 2025 by ...
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has now confirmed that a strange object discovered in our solar system on August 30 is unambiguously interstellar in origin. This makes it only the second ...
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