NASA and the European Space Agency have shared new photos of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and the pictures show the comet glowing beautifully as it slowly makes its way toward Earth this month.

NASA has now settled one of the most tantalising space mysteries of the year, confirming that the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet and not an alien probe. The object, which swept into ...

"This is a snapshot of where we are very early in the scientific process." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Since the interstellar ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and an ESA orbiter bound for Jupiter both recently glimpsed 3I/ATLAS. The comet will make its closest approach to Earth in December but poses no threat and is not visible ...

The comet is the 3rd interstellar object ever detected and got its name from the ATLAS telescope that discovered it. NASA officials have rejected conspiracy theories that the object could be an alien ...

An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique ...

NASA and ESA both shared new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS this week, as the agencies gear up for the mysterious object's closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. When you purchase through ...

NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with such frequency. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

NASA's alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft took seven hours of ultraviolet observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while both objects zoom toward Jupiter. When you purchase through links on ...