I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues ...
A comet tail pointing toward the Sun sounds like a mistake-but that is exactly the geometry Comet 3I/ATLAS put on display as ...
What: Ultraviolet observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft while the ...
The first time 3I/ATLAS showed up cleanly in deep stacked frames, its tail did something comets are not supposed to do: it ...
The unusual behaviour of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has reignited online debate, but astronomers say the gaps in public ...
Astronomers have noted that a jet stream, part of the comet’s anti-tail, appears to be pointing toward the Sun—behavior that ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has recorded important new observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using its ...
Astronomers observing the visiting comet have detected shifting jet structures inside an unusual anti-tail, offering fresh insight into material formed beyond our solar system.
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed object from outside the Solar System, passed closest to the Sun on ...
As we bid farewell to 2025, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS continues to astound astronomers with unexpected findings even as it journeys out of our solar system. This article explores the fascinating ...
Scientists tracked interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and found rotating jets in a rare sun-facing tail during its 2025 pass through the solar system.
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