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 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.
A comet named 3I/ATLAS, originating from outside our solar system, is passing through Earth's cosmic neighborhood. NASA has released new images of the comet, which is only the third interstellar ...
Since early July, telescopes around the world have been tracking just our third confirmed interstellar visitor, the comet 3I/ATLAS—3I, for third interstellar, and ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...
The photos are out of this world! NASA unveiled jaw-dropping high-res images of 3I/ATLAS on Wednesday as questions swirl about the origin of the Manhattan-sized interstellar object. The long-awaited ...
"It's going to look different because it didn't come from our solar system and that's what makes it so magical." Ever since the famous "interstellar invader" comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered in our solar ...
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 ...
With the government reopened, the space agency at last released pictures captured by a fleet of government spacecraft of an object that came from beyond our solar system. By Kenneth Chang Month-old ...
NASA has unveiled close-up pictures of an interstellar comet that's journeying through our solar system. One scientist has claimed it may not be a comet, pointing out anomalies in the data he has seen ...
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 ...
A comet that is likely much, much older than our solar system has spent months traipsing through Earth's cosmic neighborhood. And at long last, NASA has unveiled an unprecedented look at the object, ...
PUNCH’s observations of comet 3I/ATLAS from Sept. 28 to Oct. 10, 2025, when the comet was between 231 million to 235 million miles from Earth. Each frame is a daily stacked image, made up of multiple ...