Captured just days after its discovery, the images offer the clearest view yet of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system.

NASA's ATLAS telescope has detected a fast-moving interstellar comet, 3I/Atlas, which poses no threat to Earth. The comet is expected to approach the Sun around October 30.

NASA has discovered the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, located 4.5 au from the Sun, offering a rare glimpse into celestial ...

The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.

Sometimes "the universe comes to us," writes the European Space Agency. For the third time since 2017, an interstellar object ...

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it ...

Astronomers in Hawaiʻi detected the solar system's third interstellar object, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, which poses no threat to ...

3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1, is a comet from interstellar space, meaning it originated in another star system and entered our solar system on a one-time flyby. It was first spotted by the ATLAS ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

NASA scientists have discovered a rare visitor from beyond our solar system, a new interstellar comet speeding by on a brief ...

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...