Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has just made its closest pass by Earth. came within about 168 million miles (270 million km) of our planet. Scientists say there is no danger at all as the object passed ...

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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.

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025. There is currently no evidence to suggest that it is anything other than a natural astrophysical object. However, given the small ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and an ESA orbiter bound for Jupiter both recently glimpsed 3I/ATLAS. The comet will make its closest approach to Earth in December but poses no threat and is not visible ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will soon leave our solar system, never to return, but the observations of the comet will ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as the object — perhaps the oldest ever seen by astronomers — whizzes through the inner solar system. On Nov. 6, ...

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New evidence suggests that the famous interstellar traveler may be so old that its home system no longer exists.

Is 3I/ATLAS just a comet — or an intergalactic ark? A NASA spacecraft has discovered organic chemicals on 3I/ATLAS, which Harvard scientist Avi Loeb claims raises the possibility that the comet is an ...