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