Overview
- Virtual Telescope Project will stream 3I/ATLAS at 11:15 p.m. ET on YouTube using instruments in Manciano, Italy.
- The comet will track through Virgo and is about magnitude +10.9, making it far too faint for unaided viewing.
- An agency source told the New York Post that NASA plans to release early‑October HiRISE images soon after a shutdown‑related delay.
- Agencies classify 3I/ATLAS as the third known interstellar object on a safe solar‑system pass, with closest Earth approach forecast for December 19.
- Social‑media speculation, including comments from Elon Musk and Joe Rogan, remains unverified as scientists call for rapid data sharing to clarify the object’s nature.