Comet 3I/ATLAS was full-on erupting into space in December 2025, after its close flyby of the sun, causing it to significantly brighten. Even water ice was quickly sublimating into gas in ...

Observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show increased water, carbon dioxide, and organic gas release after its passage near the Sun, based on data from NASA’s SPHEREx mission ...

Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...

The notorious 'ATLAS' comet met its demise after scientists observed it gradually disintegrating as it blazed toward Earth. The celestial object came nearest to the sun on October 8 before displaying ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 30 November with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. At the time, the comet was about 286 million kilometers from Earth.

Discover the latest findings on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, from rare methane detections to high-resolution Hubble images, as it begins its final exit from our solar system.

(NewsNation) — The Harvard scientist raising concerns about incoming comet 3I/ATLAS — namely, that it could be some kind of alien probe sent to study our solar system — is now saying the interstellar ...

The infamous ‘ATLAS’ comet met its end after astronomers found it slowly breaking apart after it met a fiery end while hurtling towards earth. The interstellar phenomenon reached its closest point to ...

New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened during its farewell tour of the solar system.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new animation shows the gradual disintegration of comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), which began to break ...