NASA is getting ready for a 3I/ATLAS photo dump.
The U.S. space agency has announced plans to release additional images of the famed interstellar comet that was first spotted in July trespassing in Earth's solar system. The impending reveal would mark the first time NASA has unveiled high-resolution images of 3I/ATLAS since its fleet of space telescopes began observing the comet more than three months ago.
The Hubble Space Telescope, for instance, snapped a high-res image of the comet at the end of July that NASA billed as "the sharpest-ever picture" of 3I/ATLAS. Because it's incredibly rare for an object originating from another star to be spotted in our solar system, 3I/ATLAS has attracted no shortage of publicity.
You may also have heard the outlandish theory that it could be some sort of alien spaceship.
A livestream of the event is available to watch at the top of this story.
