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NSF Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Observed by NSF-funded Gemini North Telescope
July 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release on July 17, 2025:

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS observed by NSF-funded Gemini North telescope

Astronomers capture imagery of this interstellar object -- the third such object ever discovered -- as it zooms through the solar system

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Using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have captured an image of comet 3I/ATLAS, an interste . . .

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