3I/ATLAS: Is This Interstellar Object Just a Comet?
3I/ATLAS immediately assumed celebrity status the moment it was discovered as it was only the third confirmed interstellar object to appear in the solar system. However, data from astronomers have found this third member of an interstellar trinity to be an anomaly. This is due to some of its properties defying cometary behaviour. The more […]
NASA Released The First Mars Image Of 3I/ATLAS
3I/ATLAS has been spotted passing near Mars, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Right Navigation Camera. The object appears as a massive cylindrical shape in some of the photos, leading to speculation that it could be more than just a comet. Enhanced images circulating online show the object glowing green as it moves closer […]
3I/ATLAS: Alien or Comet?
Oumuamua appeared in 2017, without exhibiting the normal characteristics of a comet. It lacked a coma, dust or tail, looking like a giant cigar-shaped piece of rock floating in space. Borisov came into the scene two years later with all the features of a conventional comet. On 1st, July 2025, the interstellar trinity was completed […]
Hubble Calculates the Size of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Hubble’s observations are allowing astronomers to more accurately estimate the size of the comet’s solid icy nucleus. The upper limit on the diameter of the nucleus is 5.6 kilometers, though it could be as small as 320 metres across, researchers report. Though the Hubble images put tighter constraints on the nucleus size compared to previous […]