3 Eye Atlas , 3iAtlas

[Tara]

What are your thoughts and feelings about 3i Atlas? 
I find it interesting it is inadvertently named 3eye which is not related to the third eye scientifically and yet has the same name. Perhaps it is something wonderful or perhaps our assignment of it as something wonderful is enough. What are your thoughts on this? 

[Julie]

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3I/ATLAS is

a comet that originated from another star system and is the third interstellar object discovered passing through our solar system. Discovered on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS telescope, its name comes from "3" for third, "I" for interstellar, and "ATLAS" for the survey that found it. Its trajectory is hyperbolic, meaning it is not gravitationally bound to the Sun and will leave our solar system. 

This video explains the background of the 3I/ATLAS comet:"

• • Interstellar origin: It is the third confirmed object from another star system to be observed in our solar system, after 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov.
  • Behavior: Observations show it behaves like a comet, displaying a coma (a cloud of gas and dust) and a tail, which is caused by the vaporization of ice when it nears the sun.

• Discovery: It was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope.

• Trajectory: Its path is hyperbolic, meaning it will not return and poses no threat to Earth.

• Significance: It offers scientists a rare opportunity to study material from outside our solar system. 

here's a little info on what 3i Atlas is for interested readers

[Tara]

Yes it seems to carry elements from outside our solar system!