Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.

A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the discovery of just the third known interstellar object to visit our solar system on July 3.