Though 3I/ATLAS will never come close to Earth, its passage offers a rare chance to study material beyond our solar system ...

Favorite Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students by Howard D. Curtis Publication date 2005 Topics Space, Orbit, Mechanics, Engineering Collection opensource Language English Item Size 336.9M /// ...

An object dubbed 3I/ATLAS is only the third interloper from outside the Solar System seen in all of human history.

A11pl3Z's eccentricity is now estimated to be near 6.0, the highest seen yet, confirming its hyperbolic orbit.