Scientists are observing a unique interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, currently passing through our solar system. This is only the third such object ever detected.

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 ...

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This comet, first detected on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS sky survey system, is providing scientists with a rare glimpse into the chemistry and behavior of objects that formed around other stars.

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Astronomers continue to track Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third-ever discovered interstellar object, passing through our solar system ...

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.

Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.

Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...

An international team of astrophysicists using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have uncovered a possible ...