According to Smithsonian Magazine’s website, the comet’s closest approach to our planet would place it at a distance which is twice that of the Earth from the Sun. 31/ATLAS is a special visitor to our ...

The comet originated from outside our solar system and poses no danger to our planet. NASA officials have rejected theories that the object could be an alien spaceship. While not visible to the naked ...

ESA and NASA Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS During Solar Flyby (Image: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist) Astronomers are ...

This week, Earth will get its best chance to steady an interstellar comet as it makes its closest approach to the planet. Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and anyone can get a ...

A comet from another star system is due to make its closest—and final—approach to Earth this week before it continues on its journey back toward interstellar space. Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS will ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest approach to Earth mere days from now, coming within just 167 million miles — a significant gulf, but a mere stone’s throw on the cosmic ...

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The comet is the 3rd interstellar object ever detected and got its name from the ATLAS telescope that discovered it. NASA officials have rejected conspiracy theories that the object could be an alien ...

JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

As the comet heads toward its closest pass by Earth, a team led by NASA astrochemist Martin Cordiner used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to study the gases streaming off its ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS will make its nearest pass by Earth on December 19, offering skywatchers a rare glimpse of an interstellar visitor. It’s only the third object ever discovered from outside our solar ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Originating from outside our solar system, the comet is not a threat to Earth. While not visible to the naked eye, ...