NASA releases new images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS

Images from NASA help scientists determine the orbit and characteristics of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, expected to pass close to Earth next month.

On November 19, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released new images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken by the agency's spacecraft and space telescopes. Photo: NASA/Goddard/LASP/CU Boulder.

Comet 3I/ATLAS was first discovered on July 1 and is the third known interstellar object to pass through the Solar System. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU.

According to NASA, 12 of the agency's instruments have collected and processed images of 3I/ATLAS since its discovery. Several other instruments are expected to take more images as 3I/ATLAS continues its journey through the Solar System. Photo: NASA/Southwest Research Institute.

The closest images of 3I/ATLAS to date were taken by NASA's spacecraft operating near Mars. Image: NASA / Goddard / SwRI / JHU-APL.

This mysterious interstellar object is believed to be a comet, but there are also theories that it could be some kind of artificial device originating outside the Solar System. Photo: NASA / Lowell Observatory / Qicheng Zhang.

NASA says the color images collected by the spacecraft will help scientists determine 3I/ATLAS's orbit and analyze the characteristics of its crust and tail. Photo: NASA / Southwest Research Institute.

NASA added that 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on December 19, when it will fly by at a distance of about 167 million miles. Photo: The European Space Agency.

This will be the best observing opportunity for scientists to determine whether 3I/ATLAS is really just a normal comet or something else. Image: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/JHU-APL.

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