Interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in 'ice volcanoes', new images suggestScientists have observed cryovolcanoes erupting on comet 3I/ATLAS — giving us a new clue about what's inside it.
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How dangerous are interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS?Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to enter our solar system from two specific directions, a new study suggests. What does it mean for Earth?
By Evan Gough Published
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RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new imagesStunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month.
By Harry Baker Published
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Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA's long-awaited images of interstellar visitorNASA's treasure trove of new comet 3I/ATLAS images provides hotly anticipated views of the interstellar visitor, including from Mars and the sun.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'3I/ATLAS is a comet': NASA finally releases new 3I/ATLAS images and addresses alien rumorsNASA's highly anticipated comet 3I/ATLAS images have been released, with a space agency official shooting down alien rumors and stressing that the interstellar visitor is a comet.
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Watch live: New images of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed by NASA today (Nov. 19)NASA will finally share long-awaited images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken during the comet's close flyby of Mars. A live stream has been set for today (Nov. 19).
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'From another world': 3I/ATLAS photobombs a galaxy and shows off its multiple tails in stunning new imageAn incredible new image shows the multi-tailed alien comet 3I/ATLAS shooting past a distant galaxy in the night sky. The stunning scene is a reminder of the object's perfectly natural interstellar origins, photographer Satoru Murata claims.
By Harry Baker Published
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Mars orbiter narrows down exact path of interstellar comet 3I/ATLASScientists from the European Space Agency have significantly narrowed down the trajectory of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS thanks to data from the alien comet's recent flyby of Mars, allowing for more accurate future observations.
By Harry Baker Published
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New image of 'other comet ATLAS' reveals it's breaking apart ahead of close approach to EarthNew images show that comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has fragmented after passing its closest point to the sun, ahead of its close approach to Earth later this month. This is not the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
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