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 you’ll need to catch a glimpse. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaks across ...

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.

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 ...

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

An interstellar comet is passing through our solar system: here is everything you need to know. Comet 3I/ATLAS represents just the third object in history to be known to have entered our solar system ...

Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS's first reported sighting was on July 1, and it's going to be the closest it's ever been to Earth on Friday. Along the way, it reached several milestones leading up to what ...

The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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 ...

Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...

The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has made valuable observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which in July became the ...