Viewing 3I/ATLAS in the USA: When and how you can get a glimpse of a comet from another star system?
Viewing 3I/ATLAS in the USA: When and how you can get a glimpse of a comet from another star system?
Discovered in early July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Hawaii, 3I/ATLAS is moving on a hyperbolic path — meaning it’s not gravitationally bound to our Sun. It entered the solar system from deep interstellar space and will leave just as swiftly, never to return.
Discovered in early July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Hawaii, 3I/ATLAS is moving on a hyperbolic path — meaning it’s not gravitationally bound to our Sun. It entered the solar system from deep interstellar space and will leave just as swiftly, never to return.