NASA's ATLAS telescope has detected a fast-moving interstellar comet, 3I/Atlas, which poses no threat to Earth. The comet is expected to approach the Sun around October 30.

NASA has discovered the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, located 4.5 au from the Sun, offering a rare glimpse into celestial ...

The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.

The widely anticipated first images collected by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released, offering nothing short of ...

Interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just a week ago and ever since, astronomers across the world have been ...

Is the solar system an interstellar highway, with cosmic objects speeding past at warp speeds without human notice? That’s ...

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

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor from beyond our Solar System. The comet was first spotted on 1 July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...