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

On July 1, 2025, a telescope in Chile detected something unexpected: a faint object streaking across the sky at an unusual ...

You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream views beginning at 6:00 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT).

I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), originated in a distant star system, far beyond the boundaries of our solar system.

3I/ATLAS’s status now As per NASA, 3I/ATLAS is 4.5 astronomical units (converting to 670 million kilometres) away from the Sun, with a magnitude of 18.8. However, the comet is expected to get slightly ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get as close as 210 million kilometers (130 million miles) from the Sun, far beyond the orbit of Earth, on October 30, 2025.

Astronomers have confirmed the presence of 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet originating from a distant star system, now traversing our solar system.

Anatomy of an interstellar object Comet 3I/ATLAS follows two other intriguing interstellar objects, called ISOs, that once passed through our solar system: ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.

The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS. It's officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, and it poses no threat to Earth.

NASA has discovered a rare interstellar object named 3I/ATLAS—only the third of its kind ever detected. The comet, which comes from beyond our solar system, is currently speeding past Jupiter at 37 ...

A comet has entered the Solar System from interstellar space and will pass harmlessly through the inner planets later this year, NASA says. The comet, designated 3I/ATLAS, appeared to approach the ...

Earth will be on the opposite side of the sun to 3I/ATLAS during the comet's solar flyby. The object will likely make its closest approach to Earth in December, on its journey back out of the ...