New photos show that the recently discovered comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) developed a surprising golden glow after reaching its ...
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: The 'brightest comet of the year' is coming in January. But, it ...
A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS is one of only three interstellar objects ever detected in our solar system. Scientists are working to determine the comet's size and physical characteristics as it passes through our ...
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth - but several spacecraft are in the perfect position to get a closer look. As 3I/ATLAS warps and grows the closer it gets to ...
You may have seen claims about three comets discovered this year: C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), C/2025 R2 (SWAN), and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), being visible in the fall skies. Yeah ... about that. Other WRAL Top ...
Every once in a while, our solar system receives a fleeting visitor from the depths of our galaxy. On July 1, 2025, NASA’s ATLAS telescope in Chile discovered Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known ...
Spacecraft have revealed that the comet—which one scientist suggests could be an alien spacecraft—is now "distinctly bluer ...