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 ...

For one, it came down to timing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It came from outer space. Interstellar space, to be precise.

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 ...

Here’s how to keep your 3I on it. With 3I/ATLAS slated to make its Earth tour in two days, amateur photographers and astronomers alike are scrambling to catch sight of the interstellar comet. Our ...

The mystifying 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet is blazing toward Earth and will soon come as close to our planet as it ever will. Now, the ancient space object is due to come near Earth – offering the ...

Wisconsinites will have a chance to see an interstellar comet make its closest approach to Earth this week. Scientists first observed Comet 3I/ATLAS in our solar system in early July, and by late ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 30 November with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. At the time, the comet was about 286 million kilometers from Earth.

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Scientists confirmed the object originated outside our solar system due to its high speed and trajectory. The comet poses no danger and will pass about 170 million miles from Earth. While not visible ...

The comet poses no danger to Earth and will pass at a distance of about 170 million miles. Scientists are studying the object, which originated outside our solar system, using telescopes like Hubble ...

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 ...