Tail of comet that's visiting from another star is growing, new telescope image shows

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system.

The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the International Gemini Observatory in Chile during a public outreach event allowing students to work with astronomers.

The comet is only the third-known interstellar object to pass through our solar system. It poses no threat to Earth, NASA previously said.

Comet 3I/ATLAS has been photographed multiple times since its discovery in July. In early August, NASA and the European Space Agency released photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope . It was about 277 million miles away from Earth when the telescope captured it.

The new image from the Gemini Observatory shows the comet's broad com