The closest point is expected at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Dec. 19, News.Az reports, citing Live Science. While the comet is ...

This week marks the last chance for backyard astronomers to see interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS before it races on its journey ...

I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday. New X-ray images could shed light on its ...

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.

While the comet will remain visible to telescopes for several months, tonight marks the moment it is nearest to Earth, making ...

It came from outer space. Interstellar space, to be precise. From somewhere beyond the influence of our sun, possibly from ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS represents just the third object in history to be known to have entered our solar system from outside.

Unlike YR4, finding earlier observations of 3I/ATLAS to model where it might have come from was easier said than done. During its July 1, 2025 detection, the interstellar object happened to be moving ...