martinezlaura+FollowInterstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Zooms By Tonight!Get ready for a rare cosmic event! Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its closest pass to Earth tonight at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT), but don’t worry—it’s still 168 million miles away. This is only the third interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system! While you can’t see it with the naked eye, you can catch the action live online thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project. Who else is staying up for this space visitor? #Science #InterstellarComet #3IATLAS00Share
Tamara Jones+FollowInterstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Glows in X-rays?!Astronomers just gave comet 3I/ATLAS the X-ray treatment, and what they found is wild! This interstellar visitor isn’t just a cosmic outsider—it’s got a hidden, layered structure that lights up in X-rays, revealing chemistry and behavior that’s both alien and oddly familiar. The comet even changed color from red to green as it heated up! Turns out, even comets from other stars can act like our own, but with a few wild twists. Space is full of surprises! #Science #InterstellarComet #3IATLAS10Share
Richard Vaughan+FollowInterstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Glows in X-rays!Astronomers just caught interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing in X-rays, stretching 250,000 miles into space! This is the first time we’ve seen an interstellar visitor like this in X-ray light, revealing a wild dance between the comet’s gases and the solar wind. The images show how the comet’s gases get zapped by the sun, letting scientists spot elements like hydrogen and nitrogen that are usually invisible. Space is seriously showing off! #Science #InterstellarComet #3IATLAS00Share
