MeerKAT Detects Radio Signal from 31/ATLAS Reshapes Deep-Space Research

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Live 3I/ATLAS tracking: New York Post https://nypost.com/2025/11/16/science/heres-how-to-watch-a-livestream-of-31-atlas-moving-away-from-the-sun/

NASA to release best quality images of Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS next week | New York Post

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Rare Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

3I/ATLAS was first identified on July 1, 2025, by Chile’s ATLAS survey system. Hurtling at roughly 130,000 mph, it immediately stood out due to its hyperbolic trajectory—proof that it originated beyond the Sun’s gravitational influence.

The New York Post reports that NASA will release new HiRISE images of the Manhattan-sized object next week, after an extended government shutdown delayed the release.

Astronomers traced the comet’s path toward the constellation Sagittarius, near the Milky Way’s center, signaling that the comet may be older than the solar system itself—possibly 7 to 10 billion years old.