Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Displays Broad Coma and Growing Tail

Sep 4, 2025 - 16:30
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Displays Broad Coma and Growing Tail
This image of 3I/ATLAS was taken by the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South telescope on August 27, 2025. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / Shadow the Scientist / J. Miller Array / M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South telescope at NSF’s International Gemini Observatory in the Chilean Andes, astronomers have captured new multi-color images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

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