Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time

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By Robert Lea published yesterday

The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday morning (July 21).

An image of the interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by Hubble (Image credit: NASA/ ESA/Hubble)

The Hubble Space Telescope has caught its first glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS. The comet is just the third object humanity has observed entering the solar system from beyond its limits.

Prior to 3I/ATLAS, the previous two “interstellar invaders” were 1I/’Oumuamua, spotted in 2017, and 2I/Borisov, detected in 2019. Both have now left the solar system, though other interstellar bodies are predicted to dwell undetected in our cosmic backyard.

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