“3I” Stands for 3rd Interstellar Visitor
1I/ʻOumuamua was the 1st ever discovered in 2027, and 2I/Borisov was discovered in 2019. Two Novas at Once is another first in recorded history. Appearing 13-days apart, the 1st (V462 Lupi) appeared on June 12, 2025 in the constellation Lupus, and the 2nd (V572 Velorum) on June 25, 2025 in Vela. Star T CrB could nova could make it 3 any day now.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/02/2025
COMET 3I/ATLAS HAS REACHED MARS: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is approaching Mars for a close encounter on October 3rd. The Mars Fleet is ready. “We’re about to get our best-ever look at an interstellar comet,” says physicist T. Marshall Eubanks from Space Initiatives Inc, who is helping coordinate the international spacecraft teams.
