China's Tianwen-1 orbiter has captured an image of 3I/ATLAS during its fly-by of Mars, furthering efforts to shed light on the interstellar anomaly -- which some have suspected has alien origins.

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China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter has captured an image of 3I/ATLAS during its fly-by of Mars, furthering efforts to shed light on the interstellar anomaly — which some have suspected has alien origins.

The comet can be seen streaking across the cosmos in an animated GIF compiled from several observations taken between October 1 and 4, Space.com reported. There was also a standalone photo snapped on October 3.

“This was the first attempt to photograph such a distant and relatively dim target,” the China National Space Administration (CNSA) explained in a statem

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