Astronomers are preparing for a rare cosmic event on January 22, when interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will align closely with ...

The rare 3I/ATLAS alignment on Jan. 22 coincides with the 'opposition surge' phenomenon. Learn the mystery of this 13-billion-year-old visitor.

The other two known interstellar comets did not offer such an opportunity.

Harvard's Avi Loeb reveals 3I/ATLAS has symmetric mini-jets at 120-degree intervals. Could these be propulsion thrusters on ...

A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...

3I/ATLAS will enter a rare opposition phase, aligning on the axial path of Earth and Sun on Jan 22 (EST) or Jan 23 at 5 am ...

Meanwhile, on its way out of the solar system, on March 16, 2026, 3I/ATLAS will encounter one of the farthest of Jupiter’s ...

Though 3I/ATLAS poses no threat to Earth or our satellites, its journey highlights how the networks we built for planetary ...