NASA Official Issues Statement on 3I/ATLAS as Images Reveal the Interstellar Object Has 'Grown' a Striking New Feature

science • 9/18/2025

New images of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveal a new feature: the fastest comet ever observed has now grown a tail.

Astronomers have obtained new images of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS that reveal a new feature: the fastest comet ever observed has now grown a tail. The new observations add to the growing body of evidence that supports 3I/ATLAS’s ide... [3066 chars]