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.

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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 ...

NASA will release new high-res images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 19, 2025. The comet, which originated outside our solar system, was first spotted in July and is only the third such object ...

Experts gather more observations, promising further exciting discoveries about alien comet Controversial 'comet': An artist's rendition of Comet 3I/ATLAS as it rockets through our Solar System at 58 ...

The images were captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) on Oct. 3, when the comet passed within about 18 million miles of Mars.

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Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth again—before it leaves our solar system. While the comet—first spotted in July—has ...

On Oct. 29, at the same time 3I/ATLAS achieved perihelion, astrophotographer Dan Bartlett snapped a stunning shot of C/2025 K1 from June Lake in California. The image shows the comet with a distinct ...

ATLAS is back on the map. Contrary to claims that 3I/ATLAS is no longer from Earth, space experts claim that the Manhattan-sized comet can now be captured by anyone with basic viewing equipment.

It flew too close to the Sun. Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS allegedly executed an unusual maneuver while approaching the Sun earlier this week, fueling theories that it could be an extraterrestrial ...

An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just made its closest pass of the sun, setting it on an outgoing path — but it’s not leaving our cosmic neighborhood yet. The comet, ...