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ATLAS in this corpus refers to 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet discovered 2025. Do not confuse with ATLAS telescope surveys (multiple installations) or the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (the detection platform used for discovery).

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3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar comet, discovered July 2025, notable for its anomalous composition and trajectory, and its coincidental timing with March 2026 US government UAP disclosure initiatives.

3I/ATLAS é o terceiro cometa interestelar confirmado, descoberto em julho de 2025, notável por sua composição e trajetória anômalas, e sua coincidência temporal com as iniciativas de divulgação de UAP do governo dos EUA em março de 2026.

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• 3I/ATLAS - Wikipedia
  Wikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
  • Interstellar comet discovered July 1, 2025
  • Third confirmed interstellar object
  • Hyperbolic trajectory with eccentricity 6.14
  • Age 7–14 billion years
  • Closest solar approach October 29, 2025
• Comet 3I/ATLAS - NASA Science
  NASA▎ high· 2026-05-14
  • Discovered by NASA-funded ATLAS survey in Chile
  • Nucleus diameter 440 meters to 5.6 km
  • Icy nucleus with coma of gas and dust
  • Closest solar approach 1.4 AU (130 million miles)
  • Posed no threat to Earth
• Comet 3I/ATLAS – Frequently Asked Questions - ESA
  European Space Agency▎ high· 2026-05-14
  • Only third interstellar comet ever observed
  • Size several hundred meters to few kilometers
  • Speed ~250,000 km/h at closest solar approach
  • Carries clues about formation of distant planetary systems
  • Nearest Earth approach December 19, 2025 (~270 million km)