On Friday, December 19, the comet made its closest pass to Earth, safely cruising by at a distance of approximately 167 ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS has arrived as the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space, and it is not behaving the way a quiet ...

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3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. On ...

The latest update concerning "the other comet" of October 2024 — Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) — is that it continues on target to completely disintegrate before it sweeps around the sun early next Monday.

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.

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I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object ...

A rare comet will dazzle the Illinois sky again this weekend as it continues to pass by the sun in a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. What is the name of the comet tonight? Comet C/2023 A3, also known ...

Its time for one last look at comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. This long-period comet from the Oort Cloud — a sphere around the solar system that’s home to millions of comets — comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (also ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Sky gazers have been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s time to grab a last look at the comet while you still ...