Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19. The comet will pass within about 170 million miles of our planet and poses no danger. While not visible to the naked ...

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3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system, after 'Oumuamua (discovered in 2017), was the first such object, and the second was 2I/Borisov (discovered in 2019). It is set ...

An interstellar comet first spotted passing through our solar system in July is beginning its departure from our corner of the universe — but first it will fly by Earth, and scientists are capturing ...

Stargazers and scientists are getting a holiday present from the cosmos this week. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet, will get “closest” to Earth on Friday, December 19, as part of its journey across ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered in July, will approach Earth on December 19th. This rare visitor from another star system, unlike typical comets, offers scientists a unique chance to analyze ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will reach its closest point to Earth on December 19, giving astronomers a closer look at the mysterious visitor before it leaves our Solar System forever. The ...

A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within ...

The mysterious interstellar object that's been flying through the solar system may be leaving behind the building blocks of life on our neighboring worlds. Scans of 3I/ATLAS have revealed two key ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space telescopes and orbiters have been documenting the rare visit. A mysterious ...

Time moves fast. 260 years can zip by in the blink of an eye. That’s how long it took me to fly from the failing Earth of the far future to humanity’s new home upon the Interstellar Arc. One second, I ...

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to enter our solar system from two specific directions, a new study suggests. What does it mean for Earth? When you purchase through links on our ...