{"id":149348,"date":"2025-11-23T22:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T22:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/149348\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T22:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T22:24:20","slug":"nasa-shared-new-pics-of-interstellar-object-comet-3i-atlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/149348\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA shared new pics of interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comet-3i-atlas-Lucy-mission-Sep-16-2025-NASA.png\" alt=\"A fuzzy comet circled in red on a starry background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"724\" class=\"size-full wp-image-528480\"\/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/lucy\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lucy<\/a> mission captured interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS on September 16, 2025. Lucy is on a mission to the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.  It saw the comet from about 240 million miles away. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/comets\/3i-atlas\/comet-3i-atlas-image-gallery\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpsupportearthsky.org\/2025-donation-campaign\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Your support = more science, more stars, more wonder. Donate to EarthSky and be part of something bigger.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NASA shared new images of Comet 3I\/ATLAS<\/p>\n<p>NASA held a press conference on November 19, 2025, to share the images that various space missions have collected of Comet 3I\/ATLAS. Associate Administrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/amit-kshatriya\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Amit Kshatriya<\/a> started the conference by reassuring the public that this interstellar object is indeed a comet, and nothing related to extraterrestrial life, which has been widely speculated on social media.<\/p>\n<p>You can rewatch the press conference in the player below. Read on for the newest images.<\/p>\n<p>Rewatch the press conference from November 19, 2025, in this player. NASA revealed new images of interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS.<\/p>\n<p>New images of the 3I\/ATLAS from NASA<\/p>\n<p>NASA turned many of its spacecraft and space telescopes at Comet 3I\/ATLAS, only the 3rd-known visitor to our solar system. The closest to get a look at the comet was the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter<\/a>. Comet 3I\/ATLAS was 19 million miles away when it took the image below on October 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comet-3i-atlas-from-hirise-on-MRO-on-Oct-2-2025-NASA.png\" alt=\"A fuzzy white blob on a dark background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"673\" class=\"size-full wp-image-528478\"  \/>The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">MRO<\/a>) was the closest spacecraft to Comet 3I\/ATLAS as it sped through the inner solar system. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HiRISE\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">HiRISE instrument<\/a> on board MRO took this image on October 2, 2025, from about 19 million miles away. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/comets\/3i-atlas\/comet-3i-atlas-image-gallery\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/comet-3i-atlas-Maven-mission-spectra-and-mars-NASA-e1763588296373.png\" alt=\"Three fuzzy blue vertical lines, with text indicating they represent types of hydrogen from the comet and Mars.\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" class=\"size-full wp-image-528479\"\/>Another Mars spacecraft, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/maven\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">MAVEN<\/a>, captured the spectra of Comet 3I\/ATLAS (along with the spectra of Mars). Looking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/what-is-the-electromagnetic-spectrum\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">wavelengths of light<\/a> from an object helps astronomers better understand what it\u2019s made of and how it compares to comets from our own solar system. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/comets\/3i-atlas\/comet-3i-atlas-image-gallery\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comet-3i-atlas-from-SOHO-Oct-15-16-2025-NASA.png\" alt=\"A fuzzy cream dot on a dark background with text.\" width=\"800\" height=\"782\" class=\"size-full wp-image-528482\"  \/>Comet 3I\/ATLAS from the solar-observing <a href=\"https:\/\/soho.nascom.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SOHO<\/a> space telescope. SOHO took the image of Comet 3I\/ATLAS from October 15-16, 2025, when it was otherwise too close to the sun for other instruments to see. Image via Lowell Observatory\/ Qicheng Zhang\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/comets\/3i-atlas\/comet-3i-atlas-image-gallery\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/comet-woth-mars-Comet3iatlaspunchmissionNASA-600px.webp.webp\" alt=\"A bright point of light at center with streaks and one large bright object moving past.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-528546\"  \/>This animation shows <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/punch\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PUNCH\u2019s<\/a> observations of Comet 3I\/ATLAS from September 28 to October 10, 2025. At this time, the comet was between 231 million to 235 million miles from Earth. Stars create streaks of light in the background as the comet moves across the sky. The bright object that appears near the comet in a couple of frames is the planet Mars. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/amf-d3ccb264-574a-42d5-a2ca-38ec78ba6daa\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA<\/a>\/ Southwest Research Institute.<\/p>\n<p>See more images at <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/comets\/3i-atlas\/comet-3i-atlas-image-gallery\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA\u2019s gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3I\/ATLAS is displaying multiple jets after passing the sun<\/p>\n<p>The amazing astrophotographers Michael J\u00e4ger, Gerald Rhemann and Enrico Prosperi shared early images of 3I\/ATLAS as it emerged from its closest passage near our star. Its closest approach to our sun was October 29, 2025. Now the object is in view \u2013 for telescope users \u2013 in the eastern predawn sky.<\/p>\n<p>The trio posted images on the page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/227002358661288\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ICQ Comet Observations<\/a> on Facebook. There are a couple of other images there too, in addition to the one below. Wonderful work! Thank you for this image, which shows that the object \u2013 a comet from another star system \u2013 has been affected, as comets often are, by its close passage near our sun. <\/p>\n<p>And now, the object displays multiple jets, streaming out in all directions. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3I-ATLAS-w-multiple-jets-nov8-2025-M-Jaeger-G-Rhemann-E.-Prosperi-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A black-and-white image showing multiple streaks going outward from a fuzzy central object.\" width=\"800\" height=\"804\" class=\"size-full wp-image-527490\"  \/>M. J\u00e4ger, G. Rhemann, and E. Prosperi caught the interstellar object in a photo and wrote on November 8, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/227002358661288\/permalink\/1612476750113835\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=h6AzsNsV8sfrESeU#\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">at the Facebook page ICQ Comet Observations<\/a>: \u201c3I\/ATLAS showed a complex tail structure early this morning. We observed it at <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/sky-measurements-degrees-arc-minutes-arc-seconds\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">29 degrees<\/a> elongation from the sun \u2026 At the time of exposure, the comet was 7-10 degrees above the [eastern predawn] horizon. At the end, twilight interfered with the observation, which took place under bright moonlight.  We observed from a mountain location.\u201d Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/227002358661288\/permalink\/1612476750113835\/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=h6AzsNsV8sfrESeU#\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">M. J\u00e4ger, G. Rhemann, E. Prosperi<\/a>.<br \/>\nInterstellar object captured as it passed the sun<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comet-3iatlas_GOES1-Worachate-Boonplod-October-24-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white image of many rays coming from the sun and a yellow line for the path of the comet.\" width=\"800\" height=\"748\" class=\"size-full wp-image-525845\"  \/>Here\u2019s 3I\/ATLAS\u00a0\u2013 the world\u2019s 3rd-known interstellar object to pass through our solar system \u2013\u00a0around the time it passed nearest the sun.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/ccor-1-coronagraph-experimental\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NOAA\u2019s CCOR-1 coronagraph<\/a>\u00a0aboard the GOES-19 satellite caught this image. And citizen scientist Worachate Boonplod spotted the comet in this image. Way to go, Worachate!<br \/>\nStar chart for Comet 3I\/ATLAS<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CHART-ATLAS-e1761158062940.jpg\" alt=\"Sky chart with 5 dated positions of the comet in a line among many constellations.\" width=\"800\" height=\"654\" class=\"size-full wp-image-525582\"\/>Here\u2019s a finder chart for 3I\/ATLAS. This object passed behind the sun as seen from Earth in late October 2025. Now it has emerged in the morning sky. Use this chart to aim your telescope \u2026 and look for the \u201cstar\u201d that appears fuzzy! Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bob.king.5059\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bob King, aka AstroBob<\/a>.<br \/>\nInterstellar object 3I\/ATLAS is now leaving the solar system<\/p>\n<p>3I\/ATLAS \u2013 the world\u2019s 3rd-known object to enter our solar system from interstellar space \u2013 made its closest pass by our sun at <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/universal-time\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">11:47 UTC<\/a> (6:47 a.m. CDT) on October 29, 2025. At that time, the object \u2013 which is thought to be a comet from another solar system \u2013 was about <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/what-is-the-astronomical-unit\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">1.36 AU<\/a> (1.36 Earth-sun distances, about 126 million miles or 203 million km) from our star. <\/p>\n<p>The object is now headed out of our solar system again. But 3I\/ATLAS hasn\u2019t yet made its closest pass by Earth. That will come later, around December 19, 2025, when it will be about 1.8 AU (168 million miles or 270 million km) from Earth. However, 3I\/ATLAS will never be visible with the eye alone from Earth. Telescope party, anyone?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interstellar-3IATLAS-Tony-Dunn-orbit.webp.webp\" alt=\"Oblique view of orbits of solar system objects from viewpoint of comet zooming through the solar system.\" width=\"800\" height=\"645\" class=\"size-full wp-image-526396\"  \/>Interstellar object 3I\/ATLAS sped toward our sun, presumably for billions of years. On October 29, 2025, it made its closest pass by the sun. As of now, its journey toward our sun has ended, and it\u2019s leaving our solar system. But the chance still exists for you to see it with a telescope! Animation via <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tony873004.bsky.social\/post\/3m4cnckuo622y\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Dunn<\/a>.<br \/>\nIs 3I\/ATLAS visible to the unaided eye?<\/p>\n<p>So 3I\/ATLAS is not visible with the unaided eye from Earth. You\u2019ll need at least an 8-inch (20 cm) telescope, or a larger scope. And the best time for seeing it will probably be late November, when the object is still in the morning sky. <\/p>\n<p>If you spot it then, you\u2019ll be in good company. Between November 2 and 25, ESA\u2019s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (<a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/esas-juice-mission-explore-jupiters-icy-moons-ganymede\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">JUICE<\/a>) is observing the comet with various instruments. As JUICE looks toward 3I\/ATLAS so soon after its closest approach to the sun, it is likely to have the best view of the comet in a very active state, with a bright halo around its nucleus and a long comet tail stretching out behind it.<\/p>\n<p>JUICE\u2019s team doesn\u2019t expect to receive data from its observations until February 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Comet_3I_ATLAS_frequently_asked_questions\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Find out why here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, there are 2 other comets visible (or nearly visible) in our night sky now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/comet-lemmon-best-comet-of-2025-finder-maps\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Comet Lemmon might be the best comet of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/new-comet-swan25b-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Comet SWAN is up after sunset<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3IATLAS-map-from-ESA-scaled-e1759438762972.jpeg\" alt=\"A solar system map with circular and curved lines and dots objects, with text description.\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-523646\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/upl\/2025\/10\/3IATLAS-map-from-ESA-lg-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View larger<\/a>. | Infographic showing the path of comet 3I\/ATLAS, the 3rd interstellar object known to enter our solar system. It displays the orbits of Earth, Mars and ESA\u2019s Juice spacecraft around the sun, along with key dates and events as comet 3I\/ATLAS travels through the inner solar system in 2025. Colored and numbered dots mark important observation points by telescopes and spacecraft. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2025\/09\/ESA_s_Mars_and_Jupiter_missions_observe_comet_3I_ATLAS\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EarthSky\u2019s Deborah Byrd and veteran skywatcher Bob King, aka AstroBob, talked about seeing 3 comets in the sky in late October and early November. They are comets Lemmon, SWAN and the interstellar wonder 3I\/ATLAS. <\/p>\n<p>How to track the interstellar object 3I\/ATLAS<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in tracking the object, <a href=\"https:\/\/eyes.nasa.gov\/apps\/solar-system\/#\/home\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA\u2019s Eyes on the Solar System tool<\/a> offers interactive simulations of its path. Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/comets\/3i-atlas\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA recently launched a new page devoted to 3I\/ATLAS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of excitement when this object passed Mars on October 3, 2025. The hope was that some Mars spacecraft might be turned to see the object. Keep reading to learn what happened.<\/p>\n<p>Interstellar object 3I\/ATLAS passed Mars on October 2-3, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s 3rd known interstellar object \u2013 3I\/ATLAS \u2013 made its closest approach to Mars at 4 UTC on October 3, 2025 (11 p.m. CDT on October 2). At that time, the comet was approximately 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) from Mars. It was the object\u2019s closest approach to any planet during its one-time journey through our solar system. <\/p>\n<p>According to the European Space Agency (ESA), both the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express turned their cameras toward 3I\/ATLAS as it passed near Mars between October 1-7, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>TGO\u2019s CaSSIS instrument captured a series of images on October 3, 2025, when the comet was approximately 20 million miles (32 million km) away from the spacecraft. The images showed the comet as \u201ca slightly fuzzy white dot\u201d amidst streaked stars. See an animated gif \u2013 made from these images \u2013 below. <\/p>\n<p>The images were challenging because the spacecraft\u2019s imaging system is designed for the bright surface of Mars (just hundreds to thousands km away), yet this target was orders of magnitude farther and much fainter. <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/mars-missions-image-comet-3i-atlas-red-planet-flyby\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the flyby and the TGO images here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, ESA\u2019s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter did capture an image, but it did not show much. So far, we have not seen an image from the Mars Express of 3I\/ATLAS specifically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/comet-as-seen-from-Mars-by-ESA-TGO-October-2025.webp.webp\" alt=\"A fuzzy white object moving against the background stars.\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" class=\"size-full wp-image-524162\"  \/>Here are the images from ESA\u2019s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Exploration\/ExoMars\/Trace_Gas_Orbiter_instruments\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TGO<\/a>) as it turned its eyes toward interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS on October 3, 2025. Comet 3I\/ATLAS is the slightly fuzzy white dot moving downward near the middle of the image. Despite not being designed to capture something so far away, ExoMars TGO revealed the coma of gas and dust surrounding the icy-rocky nucleus. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/ESA_s_ExoMars_and_Mars_Express_observe_comet_3I_ATLAS\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESA<\/a>\/ TGO\/ CaSSIS.<br \/>\nInterstellar object 3I\/ATLAS: A look backward<\/p>\n<p>Where did 3I\/ATLAS come from? We know it came from the Sagittarius direction in our sky; that is, it came from the direction of the center of our <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/what-is-the-milky-way-galaxy\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Milky Way<\/a> galaxy. But there are billions of stars in that direction. Which one is the home system of this object?<\/p>\n<p>There have been many studies and ideas. One team of scientists, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=_jw3KtcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Xabier P\u00e9rez-Couto<\/a> of the University of A Coru\u00f1a in Spain, traced the path of interstellar object 3I\/ATLAS back 10 million years. The astronomers were seeking its origin star, or any stars that might have perturbed its path as it traveled from its point of origin to our solar system.<\/p>\n<p>Data from Gaia<\/p>\n<p>The researchers examined 3I\/ATLAS\u2019s trajectory with the help of the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/live-whats-phil-thinking-of-now-gaia\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gaia space observatory\u2019s<\/a> data on stars. For 12 years, Gaia collected data on billions of stars in our Milky Way galaxy, precisely noting their positions again and again and thereby determining their motions. These astronomers\u2019 calculations took them more than 100 million astronomical units (AU, or Earth-sun units) from our solar system. With these data in hand, researchers said they identified 93 nominal \u201cencounters\u201d for 3I\/ATLAS, 62 of which were \u201csignificant.\u201d Yet, they found that none of those encounters produced any meaningful perturbation of ATLAS\u2019s orbit. <\/p>\n<p>So, in other words, all of those 93 (or 62) encounters happened too fast, with the stars too far from 3I\/ATLAS to meaningfully impact its trajectory. In the end, they didn\u2019t find a star along 3I\/ATLAS\u2019s path that might have been responsible for bringing this 3rd-known interstellar object to us. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comet-3I-ATLAS-Gemini-NOIRLab-e1757602883278.jpg\" alt=\"Many short streaks in rainbow colors, and a larger, round, fuzzy white object with a tail.\" width=\"650\" height=\"778\" class=\"size-full wp-image-521515\"\/>Here\u2019s an image of interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS from the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pach\u00f3n in Chile. NOIRLab released this image on September 4, 2025. The colors of the background stars are due to 4 filters. The comet was fixed in the center of the telescope\u2019s field of view, while the positions of the background stars changed, showing streaks. Image via International Gemini Observatory\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/images\/noirlab2525a\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NOIRLab<\/a>\/ NSF\/ AURA\/ Shadow the Scientist. Image Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory\/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage\/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab).<br \/>\nTracing 3I\/ATLAS\u2019 path, a daunting task<\/p>\n<p>And, as you might imagine, tracing 3I\/ATLAS\u2019 path backward through the galaxy is a daunting task. That\u2019s in part because small uncertainties in orbits and stellar motions grow rapidly over time. But based on the researchers\u2019 analyses of the interstellar object\u2019s vertical motion in the galaxy (its path is known to weave up and down in the galactic disk), they concluded that it likely originated from the Milky Way\u2019s thin disk, not its thick disk as was mentioned some months ago. The thin disk contains somewhat younger objects than the thick disk. But the researchers\u2019 paper <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2509.07678\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>[3I\/ATLAS] may nonetheless be an old object, consistent with ejection from a long-lived primordial planetesimal disk in an early-formed system.<\/p>\n<p>The scientists <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2509.07678\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> their not-yet <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/human-world\/what-is-peer-review\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">peer-reviewed<\/a> paper on arXiv on September 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Milky-way-edge-on-thin-thick-disk-Gaba-P-Wikimedia-Commons-e1757603557980.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram: 3 concentric ovals, large gray, thin yellow, and almost flat blue one, and a red bulge in the middle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"590\" class=\"size-full wp-image-521516\"\/>This diagram shows the thin disk of the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/what-is-the-milky-way-galaxy\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Milky Way<\/a> in teal and the thick disk in yellow. A <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2509.07678\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">new paper says<\/a> Comet 3I\/ATLAS likely came from the Milky Way\u2019s thin disk. Image via Gaba P\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Milky-way-edge-on.pdf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>).<br \/>\nUnlocking galactic mysteries with 3I\/ATLAS<\/p>\n<p>3I\/ATLAS is thought to have been drifting through interstellar space for many billions of years before encountering our solar system. P\u00e9rez-Couto and team said that the interstellar comet is a: <\/p>\n<p>\u2026 key probe of the galactic population of icy planetesimals.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the formation of solar systems is a messy process. In a solar system\u2019s earliest days, rocks and pockets of gas and dust bang into each other and get swept up into clumps, which eventually get big enough to begin gathering yet more rocks, gas and dust to themselves via the force of gravity. Thus, planets come to be, astronomers think. According to theories of planet formation, clearing processes are also common, and those sometimes involve material \u2013 often the outer, icy regions of debris \u2013 getting ejected from a system altogether. As the paper said: <\/p>\n<p>\u2026 interstellar space should be filled with planetesimals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3I-ATLAS-brigtening-more-quickly-Sep-2025-COBS.png\" alt=\"Graph with hashmarks mostly along an ascending line, with the latest hashmarks far above the line.\" width=\"800\" height=\"740\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522066\"  \/>In mid-September, the data at the Comet Observation database (COBS), maintained by Crni Vrh Observatory, showed that interstellar comet 3I\/ATLAS was outperforming expectations. It was brightening faster than expected. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cobs.si\/comet\/2643\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">COBS<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>).<br \/>\nOther possibilities<\/p>\n<p>Plus, there are other ways these interstellar interlopers might have achieved their lonely paths through our Milky Way galaxy. The possibilities range from close passages of other stars to tidal fragmentation of comets. So, as the paper said: <\/p>\n<p>Identifying the origin of interstellar objects is key to understanding planet formation efficiency, the distribution of volatiles and organics in the galaxy, and the dynamical pathways by which planetary systems evolve.<\/p>\n<p>All that from a small chunk of icy stuff (we know it\u2019s icy in part because 3I\/ATLAS has formed a tail, as icy comets do)!<\/p>\n<p>EarthSky interview with Colin Orion Chandler<\/p>\n<p>On August 7, 2025, NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/esahubble.org\/news\/heic2509\/?lang\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">shared<\/a> an updated estimate of the size of the object\u2019s nucleus, or core. Shortly after the object was first identified on July 1, 2025, 3I\/ATLAS was estimated to have a diameter of about 12 miles (20 km). Then in late July \u2013 using data from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile \u2013 the size estimate dropped to 6 miles (10 km). The latest analysis uses data from the NASA\/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It reduces the estimated diameter of 3I\/ATLAS\u2019s nucleus still further, to 3.5 miles (5.6 km). <\/p>\n<p>And, the astronomers using Hubble data said, the object could be even smaller, as small as 1,050 feet (320 meters) across!<\/p>\n<p>EarthSky\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/author\/deborahbyrd\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Deborah Byrd<\/a> interviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/dirac.astro.washington.edu\/person\/colin-orion-chandler\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Colin Orion Chandler<\/a> of the DiRAC Institute of the University of Washington about size estimates for 3I\/ATLAS. Watch in the player below, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1a0zplLaXVQ\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, the two previously known interstellar objects are <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/oumuamua-outgassing-comet-strange-orbit\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">1I\/ \u2018Oumuamua<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/2i-borisov-pristine-comet-interstellar-visitor\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">2I\/Borisov<\/a>. \u2018Oumuamua\u2019s size is thought to be about 656 feet (200 meters) across at its widest (you\u2019ll recall it has an elongated shape). And Borisov is thought to be less than 3,280 feet (1 km) across.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Comet-3I-ATLAS-from-Hubble-NASA-Aug-7-2025-e1754580700418.jpg\" alt=\"Interstellar object: Star field with short streaks and a larger blue, fuzzy object at center.\" width=\"800\" height=\"590\" class=\"size-full wp-image-518121\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.esahubble.org\/archives\/images\/screen\/heic2509a.jpg\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View larger<\/a>. | The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of interstellar object 3I\/ATLAS on July 21, 2025. It was the sharpest image yet of the object, acquired when the object was 277 million miles (446 million km) from Earth. This object is now generally believed to be a comet by most astronomers. In this image, a comet-like, teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust can be seen coming off its solid, presumably icy nucleus. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/hubble\/as-nasa-missions-study-interstellar-comet-hubble-makes-size-estimate\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA<\/a>\/ ESA\/ D. Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI).<br \/>\nAn early EarthSky interview with Matthew Hopkins<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the discovery of 3I\/ATLAS \u2013 on July 1, 2025 \u2013 astronomers said it was likely the oldest comet we\u2019ve ever seen. That claim came from University of Oxford astronomer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.ox.ac.uk\/our-people\/hopkinsm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Hopkins<\/a>, whose analysis suggested 3I\/ATLAS might be more than 7 billion years old, predating our solar system by more than 3 billion years! Hear him explain in the player below, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8rndCM-B5QU&amp;list=PLcwd1eS7Gpr6STVy5i2hzF3yvS5rFEEPC&amp;index=3&amp;t=173s\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EarthSky interview with Colin Snodgrass<\/p>\n<p>Scientists first spotted 3I\/ATLAS in early July 2025. And since then, people have asked one question countless times: will we send out a spacecraft to take a closer look? EarthSky\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/author\/will-triggs\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Will Triggs<\/a> spoke to University of Edinburgh astronomer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roe.ac.uk\/~csn\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Colin Snodgrass<\/a> on August 21, 2025, to find out the answer. Colin essentially said, no, we don\u2019t have time to organize a space mission specifically for 3I\/ATLAS. But he talked about a future mission, the European Space Agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Comet_Interceptor\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Comet Interceptor<\/a>. This upcoming spacecraft will be primed to intercept future interstellar objects. Watch Will\u2019s interview with Colin in the player below, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3U_OBw84v_E\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">or on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that the behavior of 3I\/ATLAS is much like the signature of previously seen sun-bound comets originating within our solar system. But 3I\/ATLAS is moving fast. In fact, it\u2019s traveling through our solar system at roughly 130,000 miles per hour (210,000 kph). That\u2019s the highest velocity ever recorded for a solar system visitor. <\/p>\n<p>How they spotted interstellar object 3I\/ATLAS<\/p>\n<p>The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) \u2013 a system of survey telescopes \u2013 detected our new interstellar visitor on July 1, 2025. And the Minor Planet Center <a href=\"https:\/\/minorplanetcenter.net\/mpec\/K25\/K25N12.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed<\/a> its interstellar nature the following day (July 2, 2025), naming it 3I\/ATLAS (or C\/2025 N1). The \u201c3I\u201d means it\u2019s the 3rd interstellar visitor that we\u2019ve found. Its trajectory and speed revealed it as an object not from our solar system, but from another star system.<\/p>\n<p>The Hubble Space Telescope imaged the object on July 21, 2025. See the post from Bluesky below.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">Hubble Space Telescope images of interstellar comet 3I\/ATLAS are out! These were taken 5 hours ago. Plenty of cosmic rays peppering the images, but the comet&#8217;s coma looks very nice and puffy. Best of luck to the researchers trying to write up papers for this\u2026 archive.stsci.edu\/proposal_sea\u2026 ?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bxxv3ty2lwpzyivx3axvq3fy\/post\/3luiwnar3j22o?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 astrafoxen (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bxxv3ty2lwpzyivx3axvq3fy?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@astrafoxen.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bxxv3ty2lwpzyivx3axvq3fy\/post\/3luiwnar3j22o?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/side-diagram-MW-3I-Atlas-and-sun-RAS-e1752157111310.png\" alt=\"Side view of thin disk with bright bulge in center, a yellow line straight across it and a red line wavering up and down.\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-515568\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ras.ac.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-07\/Fig5-map_edge.png\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View larger<\/a>. | A side-on view of the Milky Way, showing the estimated orbits of both our sun and Comet 3I\/ATLAS. In this artist\u2019s concept, 3I\/ATLAS is the red dashed line, and the sun\u2019s path is the yellow dotted line. The large extent of 3I\u2019s orbit vertically into the outer thick disk is clear. Meanwhile, the sun stays nearer the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galactic_plane\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">plane<\/a> of the galaxy. Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/ras.ac.uk\/media\/2045\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Astronomical Society<\/a>\/ M. Hopkins\/ Otautahi-Oxford team. Base map: ESA\/ Gaia\/ DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Interstellar-comet-3I-ATLAS-NOIRLab-e1752671431441.jpg\" alt=\"Left side showing a multicolored streak of light in a starfield, right side is closeup of the fuzzy object.\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-516091\"\/>On the left, the interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS streaks across a dense star field as seen by the <a href=\"https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/programs\/gemini-observatory\/gemini-north\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini North Telescope<\/a> in Hawaii. The colors are courtesy of 3 filters: red, green and blue. On the right, an inset shows the comet\u2019s compact coma, or cloud of gas and dust surrounding its icy nucleus. NOIRLab released this image on July 15, 2025. Image via International Gemini Observatory\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/images\/noirlab2522a\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NOIRLab<\/a>\/ NSF\/ AURA\/ K. Meech (IfA\/U. Hawaii). Image processing: Jen Miller &amp; Mahdi Zamani (NSF NOIRLab).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ESA_observes_interstellar_comet_3I_ATLAS_article-ezgif.com-gif-to-webp-converter.webp.webp\" alt=\"Animation of white splotches moving past, with one smaller white blob staying still in the middle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-515127\"  \/>3I\/ATLAS, the white spot in the center, is approximately 126 million miles (203 million km) from the sun and made its closest approach on October 29. It poses no danger to Earth, coming no closer than 170 million miles (270 million km), which is more than 1.8 astronomical units (<a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/what-is-the-astronomical-unit\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">AU<\/a>, or distance from the Earth to the sun). Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Space_Safety\/Planetary_Defence\/ESA_tracks_rare_interstellar_comet\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESA<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/interstellar-object-A11pI3Z-Filipp-Romanov-Deep-Sky-Chile-at-Rio-Hurtado-Valley-July-2-2025-e1751459.jpeg\" alt=\"Interstellar object: Black background with some white oblong shapes and a dim white round shape at center with the label A11pI3Z.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" class=\"size-full wp-image-514918\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/76471\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/?filter_1_3=Filipp&amp;filter_1_6=Romanov&amp;mode=all\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Filipp Romanov<\/a> captured the interstellar object on July 2, 2025, when it was still named A11pI3Z. Filipp wrote: \u201cI confirmed new interstellar object candidate A11pl3Z remotely using iTelescope.Net T72 (0.51-m f\/6.8 reflector + CCD) in Chile.\u201d Thank you, Filipp!<br \/>\nMorning star charts here<\/p>\n<p>After Comet 3I\/ATLAS makes its close approach to the sun, you can find it in the morning sky.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Location-of-new-interstellar-comet-3I-Atlas-on-11-22-2025-around-5-am-CT-passing-very-close-to-where.jpeg\" alt=\"Star chart showing red marks for comet location and a tiny, dim red circle close to it labeled NGC 4454.\" width=\"800\" height=\"574\" class=\"size-full wp-image-516269\"\/>This chart is for 5 a.m. CST (<a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/universal-time\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">11:00 UTC<\/a>) on November 22, 2025. On this date, the comet will pass very close to where we see galaxy NGC 4454 in the constellation <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/constellations\/virgo-heres-your-constellation\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgo<\/a> the Maiden. Image via Eddie Irizarry\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/stellarium-web.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stellarium<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Location-of-new-interstellar-comet-3I-Atlas-on-12-04-2025-around-5-am-CT-passing-by-star-Zavijava-in.jpeg\" alt=\"Star chart showing red marks for comet location and a labeled bright star (Zavijava) to the left.\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" class=\"size-full wp-image-516268\"\/>This star chart is for 5 a.m. CST on December 4, 2025. On this date Comet 3I\/ATLAS will be close to the star Zavijava in Virgo. Image via Eddie Irizarry\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/stellarium-web.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stellarium<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Location-of-new-interstellar-comet-3I-Atlas-on-12-12-2025-around-5-am-CT-passing-by-galaxy-NGC-3604-.jpeg\" alt=\"Star chart showing red marks for comet location, 2 labeled stars below, plus a tiny, dim labeled circle nearby.\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" class=\"size-full wp-image-516267\"\/>This star chart is for around 5 a.m. CST on December 12, 2025. On that date, the comet will be close to 2 stars and a dim spiral galaxy in the constellation <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/constellations\/leo-heres-your-constellation\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Leo<\/a> the Lion. Image via Eddie Irizarry\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/stellarium-web.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stellarium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line: NASA revealed new images of interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS on November 19, 2025. These images are from multiple missions. See them here!<\/p>\n<p>Via:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A55SUq2eDXg&amp;t=1s\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NASA\/JPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minorplanetcenter.net\/iau\/NEO\/toconfirm_tabular.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">IAU Minor Planet Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/news\/noirlab2522\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NOIRLab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/comet-lemmon-best-comet-of-2025-finder-maps\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Read more: Comet Lemmon might be the best comet of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/new-comet-swan25b-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Read more: Comet C\/2025 R2 (SWAN) is up after sunset<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lucy mission captured interstellar object Comet 3I\/ATLAS on September 16, 2025. 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