The newly discovered object dubbed the Great Comet of 2026 may become visible to the naked eye during its close solar pass in April.

The spacecraft-taken image shows interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shedding gas and dust and offers new insights into the visitor.

The comet is now racing away from the sun following a close flyby on Jan. 20.

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Comet Nishimura came into NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view. The solar wind was interacting with the tail of the comet in the footage. Credit: NASA/STEREO/Karl Battams | edited by Space.com's ...

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For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the third known interstellar comet ever spotted. When scientists turned NASA’s ...

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The JUICE spacecraft captured its first detailed glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing a glowing coma and ...

Remember 3I/ATLAS? Yes, the interstellar comet that made plenty of headlines in 2025 is still romping through our solar ...