Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has turned a routine solar system flyby into a natural physics experiment, with a wobbling jet ...

I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is drawing unusual attention because it doesn't behave the way most comets do in photographs and time-series ...

Scientists tracked interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and found rotating jets in a rare sun-facing tail during its 2025 pass through ...

I/ATLAS is no ordinary comet. With its unusual rhythmic ‘heartbeat’ and surprising acceleration, it is taking us on a journey ...

Astronomers observing the visiting comet have detected shifting jet structures inside an unusual anti-tail, offering fresh ...

This unique feature is indicative of the comet's interaction with solar forces, which is further accentuated by the discovery of wobbling jets within this anti-tail. Recent research has revealed that ...

“ At the time of observation, just before its closest approach to Earth on December 19, it was approximately 270 million ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has recorded important new observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using its Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS). In July, 3I/ATLAS ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star. Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in Chile ...

The NASA mission, called Stardust, brought back the only material—other than moon rocks—taken directly from a extraterrestrial body. NASA At the threshold of a sterile lab at NASA's Johnson Space ...