3I/ATLAS 1. … 2. Comet 3I/ATLAS 3. Comet 3I/ATLAS Image Gallery * Overview * Facts and FAQs * Image Gallery * Comets Home * Comets Resources # Comet 3I/ATLAS Image Gallery ## NASA 3I/ATLAS Images Below are a variety of images and videos of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as observed by NASA missions. Click through for more information and to view and download. ### Oct. 15-26, 2025: SOHO The ESA/NASA SOHO mission caught a glimpse of the interstellar comet. View ### Oct. 15-26, 2025: SOHO The ESA/NASA SOHO mission caught a glimpse of the interstellar comet. View ### Oct. 9, 2025: MAVEN Instruments on the MAVEN spacecraft at Mars show the halo of gas and dust, or coma, surrounding 3I/ATLAS. View ### Oct. 9, 2025: MAVEN Instruments on the MAVEN spacecraft at Mars show the halo of gas and dust, or coma, surrounding 3I/ATLAS. View ### Oct. 4, 2025: Perseverance (.gif) Perseverance paused from its exploration of Mars and used its mastcam to take a picture of the comet. View ### Oct. 4, 2025: Perseverance (.gif) Perseverance paused from its exploration of Mars and used its mastcam to take a picture of the comet. View ### Oct. 2, 2025: MRO The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter observed the comet from about 18.6 million miles away. View ### Oct. 2, 2025: MRO The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter observed the comet from about 18.6 million miles away. View ### Sept. 28-Oct. 10, 2025: PUNCH (.gif) Combined images from PUNCH when the comet was between 231-235 million miles from Earth. View ### Sept. 28-Oct. 10, 2025: PUNCH (.mp4) Combined images from PUNCH when the comet was between 231-235 million miles from Earth. View ### Sept. 28, 2025: MAVEN MAVEN's ultraviolet instrument images the Hydrogen atoms surrounding the comet. View ### Sept. 28, 2025: MAVEN MAVEN's ultraviolet instrument images the Hydrogen atoms surrounding the comet. View ### Sept. 20-Oct. 3, 2025: PUNCH These combined images from the PUNCH mission, collected Sept. 20-Oct. 3, 2025, show the comet's tail as a short elongation to the right. View ### Sept. 16, 2025: Lucy On its way to the Trojan asteroids, the Lucy spacecraft spotted comet 3I/ATLAS from about 240 million miles away. View ### Sept. 16, 2025: Lucy This diagram of the solar system shows Lucy's relative position to the comet. View ### Sept. 11-25, 2025: STEREO Comet 3I/ATLAS is visible by using colorized, stacked images collected by the STEREO mission. View ### Sept. 11-25, 2025: STEREO (.mp4) Comet 3I/ATLAS is visible using a series of stacked images collected by the STEREO mission. View ### Sept. 8-9, 2025: Psyche (.gif) The Psyche spacecraft captured four observations of 3I/ATLAS over eight hours. View ### Sept. 8-9, 2025: Psyche The Psyche spacecraft captured four observations of 3I/ATLAS over eight hours. View ### Aug. 7-15, 2025: SPHEREx NASA’s SPHEREx mission observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS for about a week. View ### Aug. 7-15, 2025: SPHEREx (.gif) NASA’s SPHEREx mission observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS for about a week. View ### Aug. 6, 2025: James Webb Space Telescope NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. View ### Aug. 6, 2025: James Webb Space Telescope NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. View ### July 21, 2025: Hubble Space Telescope Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. View ### July 1, 2025: ATLAS Survey Telescope (.gif) This animation shows the observations of comet 3I/ATLAS when it was discovered on July 1, 2025 by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. View ### July 1, 2025: ATLAS Survey Telescope: First Image This image shows the observation of comet 3I/ATLAS when it was discovered on July 1, 2025. The NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile first reported that the comet originated from interstellar space. View ## Comet 3I/ATLAS Trajectory NASA Graphics Showing the Trajectory of comet 3I/ATLAS as it moves through our solar system. ### Updated: Comet Trajectory (.mp4) This sequence of four animated views shows the path of comet 3I/ATLAS during its trip through the solar system. The views, which depict different time periods within a range from December 2023 to September 2028, were generated using NASA Eyes on the Solar System, an interactive 3D visualization tool produced by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. View ### Comet Trajectory (.gif) Animation by NASA Eyes on the Solar System of comet 3I/ATLAS moving through the solar system. View ### Comet Trajectory (.jpg) This diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. View Keep Exploring ## Discover More Asteroids, Comets & Meteors Our Solar System Planetary Defense at NASA ### Asteroid and Comet Resources This page showcases our curated resources for those interested in learning more about asteroids and comets.

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