The comet runs the risk of being destroyed by its extremely close approach to the Sun in April 2026.
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope observed a dramatic outburst from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after its October 2025 solar flyby.
Comet 3I/ATLAS flare shocks scientists as NASA’s SPHEREx finds water, CO2 and organics in a late outburst as it exits the ...
NASA observes interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS unexpectedly flaring as it leaves the solar system, revealing water vapour and ...
New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened ...
That community recently came together to observe Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as it passed through the night sky. Near ...
NASA’s TESS spacecraft captured dozens of images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in. The data show the rare visitor behaves like a typical comet, with a steady rotation and sunlight-driven jets, ...
Solar wind sounds poetic, but it's a very real and powerful phenomenon, connecting the Sun to every part of our solar system. Unlike the wind we feel .
In July 2025, scientists noticed something rare. An interstellar object tore through our solar system at 137,000 mph. Rumors followed. Some scientists theorized it could be a probe sent by an alien ...