Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight.

The mysterious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to Earth on Friday, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study an object born around another star. Space agencies are ...

Wondering what 3I ATLAS is all about? Here's what to know as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS nears Earth this week, when to watch and how to see it.

The mystifying 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet is blazing toward Earth and will soon come as close to our planet as it ever will.

It's only the third object in history from outside our solar system to be discovered cruising through our area of space.

In late April 2026, a long-period comet will swing through the inner solar system. It will likely be visible with binoculars, ...

Today is one astronomers, stargazers and alien conspiracy theorists have been waiting for: interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is as close to Earth as ever.

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The comet poses no danger to Earth and will pass at a distance of about 170 million miles. Scientists are studying the object, which originated outside our solar system, using telescopes like Hubble ...

The article advocates for imaging the dozens of fainter comets visible annually, serving as a valuable opportunity for astrophotographers to enhance their technical skills with existing deep-sky ...

We are in Germany and it's winter, so we can confidently assume that it is cold, with possible snow covering the fields and roofs of houses. Here we meet the protagonist of this story, farmer and ...