An interstellar comet is cruising through our cosmic neighbourhood, and as expected, the internet has questions. Some are curious, some are excited and a few are… apocalyptic. The object in question ...

In late 2025 a mysterious comet flew between the orbits of Earth and Mars and reached a speed of more than 150,000 miles per hour during its closest approach to the sun. The rare interstellar guest to ...

China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter captured a faint but remarkable view of 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar comet raced past Mars. The ...

One year ago, on July 1 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the Solar System. Detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), the object was ...

Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...

The comet is the 3rd interstellar object ever detected and got its name from the ATLAS telescope that discovered it. NASA officials have rejected conspiracy theories that the object could be an alien ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Comet 3I/ATLAS—the third interstellar object ever known to pass through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remember 3I/ATLAS? Yes, the interstellar comet that made plenty of headlines in 2025 is still romping through our solar system.

Update: Friday, December 19, 8:16 a.m. ET: The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 has postponed its livestream of 3I/ATLAS’s Earth flyby to Friday, December 19, starting at 11:00 p.m. ET. Original article ...

China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter caught a rare glimpse of 3I/ATLAS as it swept past Mars, revealing the hazy coma and tail of a ...

Scientists used the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii to obtain images of the third-ever detected interstellar object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, on Nov. 26, 2025. Credit: NSF NOIRLab In the spirit of the season, ...