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NASA Rover Captures Interstellar Comet Across Martian Sky
3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar comet, passed Mars at 210,000 km/h with a unique cylindrical shape, observed by multiple Mars missions, offering rare insight into interstellar objects.
- On October 4, 2025, NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars captured an image of a streak of light in the sky using its Right Navigation Camera .
- This event occurred one day after comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest recorded approach to Mars on October 3, coinciding with its passage near the planet as announced by ESA.
- Detected by the ATLAS survey on July 1, 2025, 3I/ATLAS was identified as the third known comet originating from interstellar space due to its hyperbolic trajectory and remarkable velocity.
- NASA and ESA confirmed that 3I/ATLAS 'poses no danger' to Earth as it will miss our planet by more than 1.8 AU, or about 270 million km.
- Mainstream scientists reject theories of artificial origins, attributing 3I/ATLAS's unique features such as its roughly 210,000 km/h velocity to natural interstellar processes.
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3I/Atlas photo captured from Mars: 'Perfect glowing cylinder' triggers debate
3i/atlas update today: A picture of the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas taken by the Perseverance rover on the Martian surface has intrigued the internet. A perfect glowing cylinder is seen zooming above, with no hints of a comet. People are again asking whether it is an alien spaceship.
·Noida, India
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Astronomers can't agree on whether it's a comet or a mysterious spacecraft. The interstellar object, called 3I/ATLAS, passed over Mars.
·Budapest, Hungary
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New NASA images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS during its closest approach to Mars late last week have erupted in controversy online.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
L 25%
C 38%
R 37%
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