It could mean two bright comets will be visible in the night sky at the same time, on the peak night of a meteor shower.
But over the summer, 3I/ATLAS, has plunged toward the inner solar system—and the fireworks show has begun in earnest. When ...
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Interstellar comet 3I ATLAS glows green during lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2025
During September's total lunar eclipse, astronomers captured rare images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing green, ...
The month of October is a treat for stargazers, as they’ll be able to see two different comets, one of which is long-tailed, ...
The images of Comet 3I/ATLAS were captured by the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pachón in Chile on Aug. 27 as the icy ...
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Interstellar visitors like comet 3I/ATLAS are the most common objects in the Milky Way: 'There's almost always one within the solar system'
3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its hyperbolic orbit tells us ...
A telescope in Chile recently glimpsed 3I/ATLAS' glowing tail, which observations reveal has grown as the interstellar object cruises toward the sun.
A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet ...
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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is wrapped in carbon dioxide fog, NASA space telescope reveals
Named 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system, and it's the largest and brightest one yet. Perhaps unsurprisingly, researchers around the world are ...
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Comet or alien spaceship? Astrophysicist explains what we know about interstellar traveler 3I/Atlas
The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system.
NASA scientists have firmly rejected claims by Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb that the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas may be a ...
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The ultimate comet challenge: A tail of trivia!
This quiz invites you to chase comets through time and space, from ancient omens to modern scientific marvels.
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