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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19: Here's what you need to know
The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. Interstellar ...
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Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers
Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.
Little Foot is a near-complete Australopithecus skeleton — the most complete ever discovered — from South Africa. Researchers ...
On July 1st, 2025, the third interstellar object (ISO) ever detected was seen making its way through our solar system.
The European Space Agency's X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 3 December for around ...
In the spirit of the season, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is changing color as it leaves the sun behind — shifting from a ...
Scientists say the colour shift in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is due to gases in the comet's coma reacting to solar heat.
Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered in July, will approach Earth on December 19th. This rare visitor from another star ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now emitting a distinct green glow as it nears Earth, a transformation attributed to the ...
In the most recent observation Nov. 30, 3I/ATLAS was approximately 178 million miles from Earth. Astronomers confirm that the ...
I/ATLAS is a comet with a bright coma and visible tail, typical of interstellar objects. It made its closest approach to the ...
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