It's Official! Suspected Interstellar Comet Borisov Is from Beyond Our ...
Comet 2I/Borisov, spotted in August 2019, is officially an interstellar object, according to the International Astronomical Union.
www.space.comHere’s a concise update on interstellar comet 3I Atlas (3I/ATLAS) based on recent reporting.
- 3I/ATLAS is the interstellar object identified in 2025, displaying comet-like activity as it approached the Sun, with a visible coma and developing tail observed by multiple ground- and space-based facilities.[5][9]
- Observations through late 2025 and into 2026 continued refining its trajectory and activity, including measurements of outgassing and coma evolution as it passed perihelion and moved away from the Sun.[3][9]
- In late 2025 and early 2026, there were ongoing efforts to coordinate observations with Mars missions, Jupiter-system observatories, and large ground-based telescopes to capture high-resolution data on its nucleus, composition, and non-gravitational forces affecting its path.[3][5]
Illustration: 3I Atlas trajectory and activity evolved as it neared perihelion, with increasing coma and tail brightness, then trending toward lower activity as it receded, subject to non-gravitational effects from outgassing.[9][5]
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- 3I/ATLAS observational updates and trajectory refinement discussions[9][3]
- Reports of observed coma, tail development, and ongoing monitoring as it approached and passed perihelion[5][9]