Interstellar comet likely far older than Solar System: astronomers
An interstellar comet that blazed past the Sun last year could be nearly three times older than our…
Interstellar comet came from a much different solar system than ours
Astronomers using radio telescope observations to get an inside look at an interstellar comet have gleaned new insights…
3I/ATLAS is Unusually Rich in Methanol, ALMA Observations Show
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected hydrogen cyanide (nitrogen-bearing organic molecule commonly seen in…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process
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Rare Cosmic Lineup Gives Hubble Close Look at 3I/ATLAS
On January 22, 2026, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS nearly perfectly aligned with…
VLT Reveals Detailed Spectral Portrait of 3I/ATLAS
An international team of astronomers from Chile, Europe, the United States, Canada and New Zealand has captured the…
From 3I/ATLAS to SWAN: How 2025 became the year of the comet
The year 2025 has captivated stargazers worldwide as three remarkable comets surged into the inner solar system, dazzling…
XMM-Newton Offers Incredible X-ray View of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton observatory have captured an X-ray image of 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS sent by advanced civilizations to ‘seed’ life on Earth? Harvard scientist’s big claim
A peculiar interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is passing through our Solar system and has baffled the scientists with its…
NASA releases images of 3I/ATLAS. What the interstellar comet looks like
Just days ago, NASA dropped a batch of new images of a comet from an entirely different solar…
Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images
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3i atlas: 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet post-perihelion maneuver unnatural? New observations raise questions about energy needs, mass loss calculations
3I/ATLAS interstellar comet post-perihelion maneuver unnatural? This question has gained attention after new data showed the interstellar comet…