3I/ATLAS is on a hyperbolic trajectory, meaning it’s not bound to the Sun by gravity like ordinary comets are. Instead, it’s an interstellar object, passing through our solar system just once before continuing back into deep space. This trajectory ensures that it will not loop around again or come near Earth in the future. The comet reached its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) around October 29–30, 2025, and it will now move steadily away from both the Sun and Earth.
I am curious if we will ever have the ability to intercept and collect samples from these interstellar objects that we are now starting to observe.
I mean, they are probably just rock and ice, but the ability to physically collect and analyze something that came from places so far away we will likely never be able to reach is intriguing.
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huh, OP left out one word from the title, i wonder why 🤔
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that’s a joke of an article. It isn’t a live ticker if you just posts WEEKS old news bits each hour.
What’s next a live ticker about last year’s super bowl?
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I love the discussion around „if there’s an indication that it gains or loses total energy during its transit of the Solar System, then it is not natural.“ This description captures… Pretty much everything to ever exist.
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Anything to divert media attention from the list. I’m sick of seeing this stupid hunk of space rock everywhere I go on the internet.
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By Hannah Parry and Amanda Castro:
3I/ATLAS is on a hyperbolic trajectory, meaning it’s not bound to the Sun by gravity like ordinary comets are. Instead, it’s an interstellar object, passing through our solar system just once before continuing back into deep space. This trajectory ensures that it will not loop around again or come near Earth in the future. The comet reached its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) around October 29–30, 2025, and it will now move steadily away from both the Sun and Earth.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/3i-atlas-comet-live-updates-location-space-earth-10960120?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main](https://www.newsweek.com/3i-atlas-comet-live-updates-location-space-earth-10960120?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main)
ITS. A. ROCK.
I cannot wait until this thing is gone.
I am curious if we will ever have the ability to intercept and collect samples from these interstellar objects that we are now starting to observe.
I mean, they are probably just rock and ice, but the ability to physically collect and analyze something that came from places so far away we will likely never be able to reach is intriguing.
huh, OP left out one word from the title, i wonder why 🤔
that’s a joke of an article. It isn’t a live ticker if you just posts WEEKS old news bits each hour.
What’s next a live ticker about last year’s super bowl?
I love the discussion around „if there’s an indication that it gains or loses total energy during its transit of the Solar System, then it is not natural.“ This description captures… Pretty much everything to ever exist.
Anything to divert media attention from the list. I’m sick of seeing this stupid hunk of space rock everywhere I go on the internet.