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In late April 2026, a long-period comet will swing through the inner solar system. It will likely be visible with binoculars, ...
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 ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known object from interstellar space to pass through our solar system, is about to make its closest approach to Earth. On Friday, Dec. 19, it will come within about 170 ...
The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space telescopes and orbiters have been documenting the rare visit. A mysterious ...
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 ...
Scientists used the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii to obtain images of the third-ever detected interstellar object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, on Nov. 26, 2025. Credit: NSF NOIRLab In the spirit of the season, ...
New images captured by the European Space Agency (ESA) of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has "surprised" the agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) team as they saw the "very clearly visible ...
A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within ...
Italian astronomers captured rare footage of Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS tearing itself apart in real-time. The comet's October 8 solar pass vaporized subsurface ice, creating gas pressure that cracked the ...
This week, just days before Christmas, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to planet Earth – so close, that anyone with a "powerful amateur" telescope might see it. Here's ...