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This week, NASA revealed new observations of comet 3I/ATLAS, which in 2025 made news as it was only the third interstellar object that has passed through the solar system. Now, astronomers identified that it contains some organic molecules that are the basis of certain biological processes. On December 19, the comet had its maximum approach to the Earth and then continued its path away from the Sun to never return. At that time, some instruments…
Third-ever interstellar comet made a pit stop in our solar system - The Baylor Lariat
By Tolga Sahin | Intern The third-ever interstellar comet is on its way out of the solar system forever. Astronomers are tracking a visitor called 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed. The two previous instances were 1I/’Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. 3I/ATLAS is currently passing through the solar system on a one-way route, and it will continue outward rather than settling into a repeating orbit. In this cas…
New data from Hubble and Webb reveal that 3I/ATLAS has a nucleus of 2.6 km, is 40 times more massive than 2I/Borisov and has an anomalous chemical composition with methane
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