Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Approaches Earth
Scientists suggest that 3I/ATLAS, one of the rarest comets ever seen, is likely not alone and that more interstellar objects may soon be detected.
Astronomers have observed 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious interstellar comet, and believe that more similar visitors to our solar system could soon be discovered.
- 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object detected in our planetary neighborhood.
- Advanced new detection methods are expected to reveal that such visits are more common than previously known.
Such discoveries are likely due to advanced new detection methods.
As 3I/ATLAS continues its journey, it will pass Mars next month and then make its closest approach to Earth, before being obscured from view as it travels behind the Sun.
Author's summary: Comet 3I/ATLAS approaches Earth, possibly with others.