NASA JPL pinpoints the moment the interstellar visitor passes closest to our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Interstellar ...

3I/Atlas, a rare interstellar object that had some astronomers wondering whether it's a spacecraft, will soon reach its nearest point to the sun and Earth. The interstellar comet will come within ...

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 ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Originating from outside our solar system, the comet is not a threat to Earth. While not visible to the naked eye, ...

Newly discovered comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which has some minor similarities to 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11). However, despite recent rumors, the two objects ...

Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth again—before it leaves our solar system. While the comet—first spotted in July—has ...

If you step outside this week and look toward the eastern horizon after sunset, you might notice the moon shining a little brighter than usual. This is not your eyes playing tricks on you – it’s one ...

A super close Supermoon will occur this week. The moon will be as close to Earth as it can get this month, fully illuminated for skywatchers, according to the Earth Sky, a science website that ...

A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS captured by J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab) and M. Zamani ...

3I/Atlas hits perihelion today at about 11:47 UTC, roughly 4:47 am PT, when it passes about 1.36 AU from the Sun between Earth and Mars. From Earth, the geometry is unfavourable during the moment ...