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A round, white object appears at the center of a black-and-white image, with a short tail-like feature extending to the right. Fuzzy black, white, and gray diagonal, parallel stripes fill the background.

Combined images of 3I/ATLAS from PUNCH mission

Comet 3I/ATLAS appears as a bright object near the center of this image, made from combining observations from NASA’s PUNCH mission taken from Sept. 20 to Oct. 3, 2025, when the comet was about 231 million to 235 million miles from Earth. Its tail appears as a short elongation to the right. Stars appear as streaks in the background. 

Image Credit: NASA/Southwest Research Institute
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