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.
Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...
Our third known interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, will reach its closest point to Earth today, December 19. It will still be pretty far away, at 270 million kilometers (168 million miles) away, ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Here's how you can track its progress both during ...
The livestream will now begin Friday at 11 p.m. EST, Dec. 19 (0400 GMT on Dec. 20), weather permitting, after rain prevented ...
The fall season brings in full moons, meteor showers and comets and for October, two comets grace the night sky: Comet Lemmon and Comet Swan. Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year by the Mount ...
While online conspiracies swirl, comet 3I/ATLAS made a close pass by Earth on Dec. 19, giving astronomers a rare glimpse of a ...