Scientists studying 3I/ATLAS have spotted unusually slow gas around the interstellar comet, offering fresh clues about its ...

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More than tenfold: That is the reported deuterium difference between water in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and water measured ...

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3I/ATLAS is surrounded by “a complex jet structure,” new images show, sparking fresh speculation that the Manhattan-sized interstellar object could be an artificial alien craft. The images, captured ...

NASA’s PUNCH was tracking comet SWAN when 3I/ATLAS whizzed past. Credit: NASA/Southwest Research Institute ...

The most sensational story of the year for astronomers has been the discovery of the comet 3I/ATLAS, which was first observed on July 1, 2025 by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved as it traveled through our solar system—and how other distant solar systems ...

Benevolent interloper or interstellar poison pill? With 3I/ATLAS set to fly by Earth in two weeks, Harvard professor Avi Loeb is debating whether our interstellar visitor is friend or foe — an answer ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Comet 3I/ATLAS—the third interstellar object ever known to pass through ...

A comet from another star system is due to make its closest—and final—approach to Earth this week before it continues on its journey back toward interstellar space. Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS will ...