Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Last month the interstelllar comet 3I/ATLAS made a close approach to Mars and this presented a unique opportunity to observe it from spacecraft that are usually studying Mars. This was partly done because the comet was also passing on the opposite side of the sun during it's closest approach to the sun.
However because of the government shutdown, none of the observations were released at the time, so NASA had a press conference yesterday to reveal the new images.
science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas
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Last month the interstelllar comet 3I/ATLAS made a close approach to Mars and this presented a unique opportunity to observe it from spacecraft that are usually studying Mars. This was partly done because the comet was also passing on the opposite side of the sun during it's closest approach to the sun.
However because of the government shutdown, none of the observations were released at the time, so NASA had a press conference yesterday to reveal the new images.
science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas
Follow me on Twitter for more updates:
twitter.com/DJSnM
I have a discord server where I regularly turn up:
discord.gg/zStmKbM
If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon
patreon.com/scottmanley
