I/Atlas continues to head toward Earth, reaching a close distance to our sun. Here's what to know about the online discord around this phenomenon.

Rare interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS has made headlines and caught the attention of the public for months. The object is one of only three space objects originating from a star other than our sun ...

3I/ATLAS is named for its status as one of three interstellar objects ever discovered in our cosmic neighborhood, as well as for the NASA-funded telescope that spotted it: ATLAS, short for Asteroid ...