An image of 3I/Atlas from the Hubble telescope shows the teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust emanating from its solid, icy nucleus.
NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
A process called ‘hot bottom burning’ helped scientists determine the age of 3I/ATLAS.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured on July 21 2025.
NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)