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Sometimes "the universe comes to us," writes the European Space Agency. For the third time since 2017, an interstellar object ...
Interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just a week ago and ever since, astronomers across the world have been ...
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream views beginning at 6:00 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT).
I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), originated in a distant star system, far beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
Sometimes, "the universe comes to us," writes the European Space Agency — the third time now since 2017. What is it and are ...
Astronomers do know that 3I/ATLAS is a comet that's about 670 million kilometers (416 million miles) away from the sun. Based on current projections, it poses no danger to planet Earth.
Astronomers have confirmed the presence of 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet originating from a distant star system, now traversing our solar system.
The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS. It's officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, and it poses no threat to Earth.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier ...
The 3I/ATLAS comet is only the third interstellar object ever observed, which is an astronomical object in interstellar space – the physical space between stars within a galaxy – that is not ...
(NASA) – The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July ...
The comet, designated 3I/ATLAS, will pass inside the orbit of Mars sometime in October, at a closest distance of about 130 million miles from the sun. There is no threat to Earth.