The small, icy visitor now racing away from the inner solar system is not just another comet. It is an interstellar object, cataloged as 3I/ATLAS, and its evolving behavior is giving planetary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA released close-up images on Wednesday of the rare interstellar comet that's making a single pass through the solar system.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, first reported on July 1, 2025, has since remained a major topic of discussion, not only within the astronomers’ community but also with the general public, as rumors ...