Interstellar comet likely far older than Solar System: astronomers
An interstellar comet that blazed past the Sun last year could be nearly three times older than our…
Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The group leading the charge in the…
3I/ATLAS is Unusually Rich in Methanol, ALMA Observations Show
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected hydrogen cyanide (nitrogen-bearing organic molecule commonly seen in…
Rare Cosmic Lineup Gives Hubble Close Look at 3I/ATLAS
On January 22, 2026, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS nearly perfectly aligned with…
VLT Reveals Detailed Spectral Portrait of 3I/ATLAS
An international team of astronomers from Chile, Europe, the United States, Canada and New Zealand has captured the…
Astronomers spot wobbling jets on rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS |
Interstellar objects usually pass through quietly, noticed only by a small group of astronomers before fading back into…
XMM-Newton Offers Incredible X-ray View of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton observatory have captured an X-ray image of 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS sent by advanced civilizations to ‘seed’ life on Earth? Harvard scientist’s big claim
A peculiar interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is passing through our Solar system and has baffled the scientists with its…
Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images
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interstellar comet 3i/atlas: After interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shows no comet tail, Harvard scientist sounds alarm, says ‘its size is very anomalous’
The mysterious Manhattan-sized interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has once again surprised scientists as new images appear to have no…