A massive interstellar visitor, Comet 3I/ATLAS, is causing a stir at NASA and among astronomers worldwide. For only the third time in history, an object from beyond our own solar system is making an ...

The strange interstellar visitor known as 3I/ATLAS has caught the attention not only of astronomers but also of military analysts, who say its blistering speed and unpredictable path expose weaknesses ...

On the 1st of July 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile spotted a new comet entering our solar system. This comet was named 3I/ATLAS, as it's only the third ...

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, ...

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 ...

Exiled interstellar visitors like comet 3I/ATLAS are time capsules from the cosmos at large, yeeted from their exosolar homes by an unknown cataclysm and forced to drift through lonely space for ...

JWST measurements reveal unusual chemical signatures in 3I/ATLAS, suggesting the interstellar comet formed in an extremely ...

The comet 3I/ATLAS is taking a long holiday journey this year. It's visiting from another solar system altogether. It's the third interstellar object recorded passing through our solar system.