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Astronomers Combatting ATLAS Pap

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Just up on the IAU (International Astronomical Union) home page: www.iau.org/IAU/News/Ann2026/Comet-3IAtlas.aspx -,  23 Feb 2026  IAU Combats Misinformation on Interstellar Object Comet 3I/Atlas Not very fast-reacting, those IAU media specialists. Still, it’s quite good and handy to have our highest,… Read More »Astronomers Combatting ATLAS Pap

Hyperactive ATLAS Gas Secondhand

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More ‘scoops’ (potentially…) from the arXiv.org preprint server: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics >  arxiv.org/abs/2602.14218Li, J. Shi, X. Hui, M-t. et al. Pre-Perihelion Volatile Evolution of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Indicating Significant Contribution from Extended Source in the Coma My usual disclaimer:… Read More »Hyperactive ATLAS Gas Secondhand

ATLAS Panel Chat

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YouTube is 21st-Century television- a pandering medium for pandered, lazy minds. However, every once in a while an authoritative source posts meaningful content, instead of shiny, pandering noise. That day has come, and regarding a celestial body of which much… Read More »ATLAS Panel Chat

ATLAS Activity Track Drafts

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More preprints (NOT officially reviewed journal papers) from arXiv.org: Astrophysics > Earth and Planetary Astrophysics  arxiv.org/abs/2602.12930Paek, G. S. H. Im, M. Jeong, M. et al.  Pre-perihelion Emergence of the CN Gas Coma in 3I/ATLAS Temporally and Spatially Resolved by the… Read More »ATLAS Activity Track Drafts

ATLAS Kamera Gesellschaft

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More short briefings from Astronomers’ Telegram: www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17664Mugrauer, M. Belger, M. Jamil, Z. et al.  Follow-up Imaging Observations of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS ATel #17664  on 10 Feb 2026; 13:40 UT Yes, it’s a comet. We continue to track the small body, both in… Read More »ATLAS Kamera Gesellschaft

Color Interstellar Object Comic

Want a quick explainer of Interstellar Objects (‘Oumuamua, Borisov, and ATLAS)? Look no further: www.snexplores.org/article/interstellar-objects-stars-comicInterstellar objects: Visitors from other stars! Something fast, to the point, and most importantly verifiable. Show this to family, friends, etc. that have questions about the… Read More »Color Interstellar Object Comic

Large-Aperture ATLAS Activity

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Let’s keep up with our interstellar visitor, via a faster channel (arXiv.org): Earth and Planetary Astrophysics > arxiv.org/abs/2601.22034Belyakov, M. Wong, I. Bolin, B. T. et al.  The Volatile Inventory of 3I/ATLAS as seen with JWST/MIRI [Submitted on 30 Jan 2026]… Read More »Large-Aperture ATLAS Activity