Tag: Interstellar Comet

  • 3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Visitor That Refuses to Act Like a Comet

    3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Visitor That Refuses to Act Like a Comet

    One month after its closest approach to the Sun, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS continues to challenge our understanding of cometary physics. Far from settling the debate about its nature, post-perihelion observations have intensified the scientific controversy surrounding this ancient traveler from beyond our solar system. On November 11, 2025, astronomers David Jewitt and Jane Luu captured…

  • 3I/ATLAS: An Interstellar Visitor Sparking Scientific Debate

    3I/ATLAS: An Interstellar Visitor Sparking Scientific Debate

    On July 1, 2025, the ATLAS telescope system in Chile detected an unusual object hurtling through our solar system at an astonishing 68 km/s. Initially catalogued as a routine asteroid, it quickly revealed itself to be something far more extraordinary: 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1), only the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed – the second interstellar…