A stunning new image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) reveals the cosmic visitor's ion tail has grown ...
Data captured by a robotic telescope indicate the ion tail now extends a minimum of 0.7 degrees toward the northeast.
The interstellar comet has reappeared after months hidden behind the sun, offering astronomers fresh clues about how comets form and travel through space.
The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s what’s known about it and what we’ve learned so far.
Comet Lemmon, or C/2025 A6, was discovered by the Arizona-based Mount Lemmon Survey, which observed it as an almost ...
In a surprising turn, new images revealed that 3I/ATLAS lost its tail after passing close to the Sun. Typically, solar heat ...
Scientists have confirmed that comet 3I/Atlas is visible again following its close approach to the Sun, sparking fresh ...
In this week's Science for All newsletter, Vasudevan Mukunth explains latest updates on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and what ...
Since its discovery, 3I/ATLAS has been at the centre of viral speculation, echoing the debate that followed the first known ...