Comets News: 19 August 2025

Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – a 10-Billion-Year-Old Time Capsule – Flies Past Mars

Alien Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Fire Hose — And Scientists Are Stunned

These astounding discoveries come from coordinated observations worldwide. Below we delve into the details: what we’ve learned about 3I/ATLAS, how it compares to other interstellar visitors, and why scientists are so excited.

12 October 2025

Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – a 10-Billion-Year-Old Time Capsule – Flies Past Mars

A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System Humanity has waited a long time to study a comet from another star – and suddenly, within a decade, we’ve had three. 3I/ATLAS (officially 3I/2025 A1) is the

8 October 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Scientific Discoveries · Solar System · Space Exploration

Northern Lights, Draconid Meteors & Bright Comets – Skywatch Highlights for Oct 7–8, 2025

Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks in Early Evening The Draconid meteor shower – a minor but convenient annual shower – is active October 6–10 and is expected to peak on the night of

7 October 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Meteor Showers · Night Sky · Northern Lights

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shrouded in CO₂ Fog – NASA’s SPHEREx Reveals a Cosmic Visitor’s Secrets

Is 3I/ATLAS an Interstellar Messenger? New Findings Debunk Alien Rumors but Reveal an Ancient, Carbon‑Rich Comet

A Rare Interstellar Visitor When astronomers with the Asteroid Terrestrial‑impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) noticed an object with an extraordinarily high orbital eccentricity racing through the outer solar system in June 2025, they

5 October 2025

Astrobiology · Astronomy · Comets · Science News · Space Exploration

Two Comets Will Light Up October’s Night Sky – When and How to Watch

Two Icy Visitors from the Outer Solar System This fall’s night sky brings not one but two comets into view – a rare cosmic coincidence that has amateur astronomers buzzing. Comet C/2025

4 October 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Night Sky · Space Events · Stargazing

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Rare Cosmic Flyby: Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas to Zip Past Mars as Spacecraft Brace for Close-Up Study

Looking Ahead: What 3I/Atlas Can Teach Us This week’s close approach marks just the beginning of an intensive observation campaign. Once 3I/Atlas dives behind the Sun in late October, Earth-based telescopes will

4 October 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Mars · Science News · Space · Space Exploration

Cosmic Skywatch Alert: Geomagnetic Storms, Shooting Stars & Comets Light Up Late Sep–Early Oct 2025

Space Weather & Aurora Forecast NOAA forecasts a Strong (G3) geomagnetic storm on Sept 30, 2025. According to SWPC, “G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storming is expected through 30/1200 UTC due to CME influences” swpc.noaa.gov.

30 September 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Meteor Showers · Skywatching · Space Events

Saturn Dazzles, New Comet Rises, and Auroras Loom: Skywatch Alert for Sept 24–25, 2025

Saturn Steals the Show If you step outside on these late-September nights, Saturn immediately grabs your attention. The ringed planet reached opposition (when Earth passed directly between Saturn and the Sun) on

24 September 2025

Astronomy · Auroras · Comets · Planets · Skywatching

Rare Interstellar Comet Racing Through Our Solar System Could Be the Oldest Ever Seen

A Mysterious Visitor from Beyond the Solar System Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS photographed under dark skies during a lunar eclipse, revealing an emerald-green coma surrounding its nucleus space.com. This rare alien comet carries

17 September 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Science · Solar System · Space

Mysterious Comet SWAN R2: New Interstellar Visitor or Oort Cloud Wanderer?

Discovery of Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was spotted in early September 2025 in a rather unconventional way – by searching for faint glows in SOHO satellite images. The

17 September 2025

Astronomy · Astrophysics · Comets · Science News · Space Exploration

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shrouded in CO₂ Fog – NASA’s SPHEREx Reveals a Cosmic Visitor’s Secrets

3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) was discovered July 1, 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile and is on a hyperbolic, unbound path with eccentricity ~6.2, making it the third confirmed interstellar

5 September 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Discoveries · NASA · Space

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

3I/ATLAS was first spotted on July 1, 2025 by the ATLAS telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile, and officially designated 3I/2025 A1 (ATLAS), the third confirmed interstellar object after 1I/‘Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov

19 August 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Interstellar Objects · Solar System · Space Exploration

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