Is it cropdusting Earth with toxins? When 3I/ATLAS made its fly-by of Earth on December 19, Harvard scientist Avi Loeb wondered if it could’ve delivered an early Xmas present — poison debris raining ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on December 19, 2025, at a distance of 269 million kilometers. Researchers have examined whether any material released from the ...

Analysis of 3I/ATLAS at its closest Earth approach on December 19, 2025. The top panels show brightness maps across R, G, and Blue wavelength bands, while the bottom panels apply a Larson–Sekanina ...

The most sensational story of the year for astronomers has been the discovery of the comet 3I/ATLAS, which was first observed on July 1, 2025 by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

NBC News' Gadi Schwartz reports on "3I/ATLAS," a mysterious outer space object that is thought to be billions of years old, making its closest approach to Earth, giving scientists an opportunity to ...

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what you’ll need to catch a glimpse. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaks across ...

It came from outer space. Interstellar space, to be precise. From somewhere beyond the influence of our sun, possibly from one of our Milky Way galaxy's most ancient stars, one that formed long before ...

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 ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19. The comet will remain about 170 million miles from our planet and poses no danger. While not visible to the naked eye ...