Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was almost called 3I/Rubin, after researchers found that the giant survey telescope coincidentally spotted this visitor from the stars over a week before it was officially discovered.

May 16th, 2026|Categories: News|Comments Off on Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery