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Scientists detect X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS extending 250,000 miles into space
A rare interstellar comet has been caught in X-rays by two space telescopes, revealing how its gases interact with charged particles from the sun as it travels through the inner solar system.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know
The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there — meet the astronomer who discovered it
Dr. Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii is nothing like your typical astronomer.
Could the Star of Bethlehem have actually been a comet?
The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.
Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers
When 3I/ATLAS is closest to the Earth on Dec. 19, all the features that we are looking for will be easier to detect with our telescopes.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught on camera in new images from Hubble Space Telescope and JUICE Jupiter probe
JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November.
NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS (video)
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.
I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science'
"These images are not just pretty."
4 key things NASA just revealed about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
"This is a snapshot of where we are very early in the scientific process."
NASA reveals new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from across the solar system: 'It looks and behaves like a comet'
NASA has pointed its fleet of spacecraft at comet 3I/ATLAS to collect new footage of the interstellar invader. The agency has also said "all evidence points to it being a comet."
