Interstellar Comet 3I ATLAS | Hubble Space Telescope

Interstellar Comet 3I ATLAS | Hubble Space Telescope

The NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on November 30, 2025, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. At the time, the comet was about 286 million kilometers from Earth. Hubble tracked the comet as it moved across the sky. As a result, background stars appear as streaks of light.

Hubble previously observed 3I/ATLAS in July, shortly after its discovery, and a number of observatories have since studied the comet as well. Observations are expected to continue for several more months as 3I/ATLAS heads out of the solar system.

Learn more about Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS:
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/

Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)
Image Date: Nov. 30, 2025
Release Date: Dec. 4, 2025

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