NASA unveils new images of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
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The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.
New simulations reveal interstellar objects don't arrive uniformly, with concentrations from the solar apex and galactic plane. Earth's orbital motion creates seasonal impact patterns, peaking in Northern Hemisphere winter.
We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner solar system. Oumuamua was the first one, and it came and went in 2017. 2l/Borisov, an interstellar comet, was next, appearing in 2019.