NASA Threw Virtually Everything It's Got at This Interstellar Visitor. Here's What It Captured

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has spent the last several months on a tour of our solar system. NASA spacecraft and telescopes have snapped photos of this celestial visitor over the course of its journey, and after weeks of anticipation, the agency has finally unveiled these never-before-seen images.

During a press conference held at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday, agency scientists showcased some of the best images of 3I/ATLAS yet, captured by various space-based NASA missions, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Lucy spacecraft, and even the Perseverance Mars Rover, among others.

“NASA’s science team has kept watch on 3I/ATLAS for nearly its entire journey through the solar system for the first time ever,” Nicky Fox, associate administra