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Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Seen in Stunning New Hubble Image
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed 3I/ATLAS, only the third known object from outside our Solar System to visit our neighborhood.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope gets look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. How big is it?
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got an up-close look at a headline-grabbing object known as 3I/ATLAS that has wandered into Earth's cosmic neighborhood.
Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)
Of course, 3I/ATLAS is no ordinary comet. Discovered on July 1, 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), 3I/ATLAS is the fastest comet ever seen. Racing
Can we send a spacecraft to intercept interstellar object 3I/ATLAS?
Scientists are exploring various proposals to repurpose existing spacecraft in order to chase after the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and take a closer look – but time is against them
3I/ATLAS Is Fastest Interstellar Comet Ever Recorded, Clocking 130,000 MPH
Comet 3I/ATLAS has been observed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which delivered new insights into this third interstellar visitor. The orbital observatory has refined the estimates about the size of the cometary nucleus and confirmed that the comet is the fastest ever to come from beyond the Solar System.
Hubble’s Sharpest View Yet Unveils Secrets of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
No one knows where the comet came from. It’s like glimpsing a rifle bullet for a thousandth of a second,” said David Jewitt, the University of California, Los Angeles astronomer in charge of Hubble’s newest observations.
The solar system's third interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, is zooming by at 130,000 mph
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with astronomer David Jewitt about what we can learn from the third interstellar object to have entered our solar system, a comet-like object known as 3I/ATLAS.
Our Solar System Has a New Visitor: Interstellar Comet Could Be Nearly As Old as the Galaxy Itself
U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of astronomers from around the world, including a doctoral student from the University of Michigan,
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Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...
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3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide — the largest interstellar object ever seen — new photos from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveal

Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...
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NASA Probe Could Intercept Interstellar Comet, Scientists Say

STARRS Observatory in Hawaii made history in 2017 when they detected 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object (ISO) ever ...

Alien mothership 3I/ATLAS could reach Earth in just 113 days, says Harvard professor. Will it bring salvation or destruction?

Alien mothership 3I/ATLAS could reach Earth between November 21 and December 5, 2025, as per a Harvard professor. The expert ...

Is 3I/ATLAS an 'icy comet' or an alien lifeform? What to know

Scientists estimate the object to be more than 12-miles-wide, speeding at 37 miles-per-second, relative to the sun.
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Comet 3I/ATLAS shows unusual dust patterns as it zips through our solar system

Hubble telescope captures third interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS showing active dust coma racing through solar system.
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NASA issues major update on 3I/ATLAS racing toward Earth

NASA has issued an alarming update about the mysterious interstellar object “3I/ATLAS” racing through our solar system.The object, declared an alien UFO by a Harvard professor, was ...