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Sun & Moonlight Overview Article

Explore This Section Home Framework for Heliophysics Education About Helio Big Idea 1.1 Helio Big Idea 1.2 Helio Big Idea 1.3 Helio Big Idea 2.1 Helio Big Idea 2.2 Helio Big Idea 2.3 Helio Big Idea 3.1 Helio Big Idea…

NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS

5 min read NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Oct. 2, 2025. At the time it was imaged,…

NASA’S STEREO Observes Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA’s STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from Sept. 11 to Oct. 2. The STEREO mission, designed to study the Sun’s activity and its influence across the solar system, is part of a fleet of NASA spacecraft…

NASA/ESA’s SOHO Observes Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

The ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, spacecraft captured a glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Oct. 15–26. During this time period, the spacecraft’s Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) instrument suite spotted the…

NASA’s PUNCH Spies Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its passage through the inner solar system. The mission’s ability to observe areas of the sky near the Sun allowed PUNCH to track the comet as it passed close to…

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Snaps Photos of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

In mid-September, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captured images of the intriguing interstellar comet 3I The third interstellar object ever detected by astronomers as it passed through our solar system, 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1 by the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact…

View Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Through NASA’s Multiple Lenses 

3 min read View Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Through NASA’s Multiple Lenses  Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA is in the midst of an unprecedented solar system-wide observation campaign, turning its spacecraft and space telescopes to follow comet 3I/ATLAS, the…