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NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin

The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.

NASA detects building blocks of life on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, all you need to know

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has sparked intrigue in the scientific community after NASA's SPHEREx spacecraft detected ...

NASA’s TESS Captures First Images of Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA’s TESS spacecraft captured dozens of images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in. The data show the rare visitor behaves like a typical comet, with a steady rotation and sunlight-driven jets, ...

NASA scientists observe 'dramatic' increase in brightness of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

SPHEREx detected a mix of molecules streaming off the comet, including water ice, carbon dioxide, and rocky material.

NASA Reveals 153,000mph Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing 'Pristine Ices' As It Exits—What Does It Mean?

NASA's shock discovery as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS blasts out pristine ices at 153,000mph, reigniting alien theories and ...
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Third-ever interstellar comet made a pit stop in our solar system

Astronomers are tracking a visitor called 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed. The two previous instances were 1I/’Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. 3I/ATLAS is ...
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NASA releases new images of rare comet that sparked unfounded ‘alien’ debate

NASA on Wednesday released new images and data of Comet 3I/ATLAS, the rare interstellar object that set off weeks of speculation — and a full-blown online debate — over whether it could be an alien ...