Scientists say that 3I/ATLAS has likely been traveling through interstellar space for a long time. Based on how fast it was ...

Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS, an Oort Cloud object found by ATLAS in May, skimmed past the Sun on October 8 at 31 million miles.

In its study of the third interstellar object ever recorded in the solar system, 3I/ATLAS, the ALMA observatory detected the most enriched concentrations of CH₃OH (methanol) and HCN (hydrogen cyanide) ...

3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object believed to be a comet, recently passed its closest point to the sun. Scientists are puzzled by its unusual behavior, including the lack of a typical tail. The object ...

The unusual comet—which is to pass Earth again in the coming weeks—is only the third known object to visit us from outside ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS exhibits a bright, extended ion tail while releasing gas and dust as it travels through the inner solar system. A stunning new image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 ...

Despite some similarities and speculation, the new comet likely originated from our solar system's Oort Cloud and is not directly connected to 3I/ATLAS. The comet will make its closest approach to ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, known for its unusual trajectory and viral online buzz, will be streamed live tonight by The ...

NASA released new images of 3I/ATLAS, the third comet ever to be discovered in Earth's cosmic neighborhood originating from ...

A comet from another star system, known as 3I/ATLAS, is giving astronomers a rare chance to study an object that began its journey billions of years ago, far beyond our solar system. “This comet in ...

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The object is expected to make its closest approach on December 19, 2025, passing by at a distance of approximately 167 ...