61 reactions | On this #FollowFriday head to NASA Solar System Exploration to get the scoop on the #JunoMission and its Jupiter Flybys! #NASAMissionGo | NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program | Facebook

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third known object from outside our solar system to be discovered passing through our neighborhood. ☄ Track its current and future position using our "Eyes on the Solar System" interactive. Here it is passing near Mars in October: go.nasa.gov/4goaV2t All about Comet 3I/ATLAS and NASA's ongoing observations: science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/ | NASA Solar System Exploration

126K views · 1.3K reactions | Comet 3I/ATLAS doesn't pose a threat to Earth, but it does provide NASA scientists and spacecraft a rare opportunity to study an interstellar comet as it passes through our solar system. ☄ go.nasa.gov/3iatlas Track the current and future position of Comet 3I/ATLAS using our "Eyes on the Solar System" interactive. Here it is passing near Mars this coming weekend: go.nasa.gov/4goaV2t | NASA Solar System Exploration | Facebook