A flying piece of cosmic rock or an alien threat? Comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through our solar system and captivating scientists and internet users alike, even prompting Kim Kardashian to ask NASA for answers.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is again challenging astronomers' understanding of comet physics after new images captured from New Mexico revealed three separate ionic jets and an enormous sunward anti-tail extending millions of miles.

The Hubble Space Telescope snapped the sharpest image yet of a comet visiting our solar system from another system. NASA and the European Space Agency unveiled the photos on Thursday. The comet, dubbed 3I-Atlas, was spotted last month in Chile using a ...

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