Interstellar objects usually pass through quietly, noticed only by a small group of astronomers before fading back into deep space. Comet 3I/ATLAS has followed a different path. Even as it moves away from Earth and heads out of the solar system, it keeps offering scientists new details to puzzle over. Recent observations suggest this visitor…
To study comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object to be found passing through our solar system, NASA is going all out with a solar system wide observation campaign that is unheard of in nature. The comet that was first detected on July 1 by the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in…
Astronomers eagerly wait for their best chance to see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS approaching Earth on 19 December. Found on 1 July by NASA-funded ATLAS Telescopes in Chile, the icy comet was the third confirmed interstellar object that entered the solar system after 1I/’Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. Comet 3I/ATLAS will certainly be no…
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice, has recently captured striking new observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS. In November 2025, the spacecraft employed five of its scientific instruments to study the comet, collecting crucial information about its activity, structure, and composition. These measurements are helping scientists understand the behaviour and characteristics of this interstellar visitor. Alongside…
A new set of deep-space images has reignited one of the strangest scientific arguments of 2025. The photos show sideways jet-like lines shooting out from the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. Their geometry is so unusual that Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says they may not be natural at all.Some astronomers insist the object is simply a weird…
Indian and Nasa space scientists have captured fresh images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and confirmed that it has all the characteristics of a “comet” while dismissing some astronomers’ theory that it could be an “alien ship”.The scientists from Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) under the Department of Space have captured interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which is…
NASA is set to share new photos of the interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS. The US space agency has collected these images from various agency missions and will be shown at a live event on November 19, at 3 pm EST (1.30 am IST) from the Goddard Space Flight Center. The comet has recently drawn considerable…
The third interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, currently wandering in our solar system, is changing shapes and emitting different colours that have baffled astronomers across the world. While some astronomers say it could be a natural comet, others indicate that it could be an alien ship. 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1 this year by Asteroid Terrestrial-impact…
Recent, simultaneous developments in Space technology and astronomy have fueled intrigue and speculation: Unauthorized signal transmissions tied to SpaceX’s Starshield network are coinciding with heightened scrutiny of a bizarre, Manhattan-sized interstellar object known as Comet 3I/ATLAS. The connection deepened on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, where host Joe Rogan and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discussed…
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has revived the extraterrestrial debate, but astronomers say the numbers, not the narrative, tell the real story.When Harvard’s Avi Loeb claimed that 3I/ATLAS — a Manhattan-sized interstellar comet — might be “manufactured” by another civilisation, it immediately drew global headlines. After all, Loeb was the same scientist who once said 2017’s…