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Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reached its perihelion, or its closest point to the Sun, earlier this year, shedding copious amounts of ice and dust in the process. “We were all surprised,” ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is set to make its closest approach to Earth in December. 3I/ATLAS is the third-ever discovered object confirmed to have originated from outside our solar system. While ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Originating from outside our solar system, the comet is not a threat to Earth. While not visible to the naked eye, ...

3I/ATLAS is traveling away from us into deeper space, last scramble for data raises question about the interstellar object. Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is on its journey to travel into deeper space, ...

NASA has doubled down on its conclusion that 3I/ATLAS is a comet, even as a growing group of scientists suggest the interstellar object may be far stranger than anything previously observed. First ...

NASA has shared highly-anticipated images of 3I/ATLAS, which is the third confirmed object to enter our Solar System from interstellar space, after 'Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019). The comet's ...

NASA’s newly released images of comet 3I/ATLAS, in the solar system since July, sparked backlash online as many criticized the blurry, low-quality photos. On Wednesday, NASA released new pictures of ...

The US space agency called the interstellar object a "friendly solar system visitor," but said it was not alien. NASA "very much wants to find signs of life in the universe," said associate ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, since its discovery in July, has become a center of attention in the scientific community because of its unknown nature. The recently released pictures of 3I/ATLAS by ...

NASA will broadcast live images of comet 3I/ATLAS. This interstellar object offers a rare glimpse into planetary formation beyond our solar system. The broadcast will combine views from multiple ...

Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS made an astonishingly close pass of Mars last month, allowing scientific instruments in the planet’s orbit to get a tantalizing glimpse. Yet thanks to the US ...