The comet originated from outside our solar system and poses no danger to our planet. NASA officials have rejected theories that the object could be an alien spaceship. While not visible to the naked ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest approach to Earth mere days from now, coming within just 167 million miles — a significant gulf, but a mere stone’s throw on the cosmic ...

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The comet is the 3rd interstellar object ever detected and got its name from the ATLAS telescope that discovered it. NASA officials have rejected conspiracy theories that the object could be an alien ...

As the comet heads toward its closest pass by Earth, a team led by NASA astrochemist Martin Cordiner used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to study the gases streaming off its ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is set to make its closest approach to Earth in December. 3I/ATLAS is the third-ever discovered object confirmed to have originated from outside our solar system. While ...

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, ...

NASA will livestream new 3I/ATLAS images today, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, amid increased public interest in the mystery of the interstellar object after Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb ...

With the government reopened, the space agency at last released pictures captured by a fleet of government spacecraft of an object that came from beyond our solar system. By Kenneth Chang Month-old ...

An interstellar object named 3I/ATLAS, confirmed to be a comet, is passing through Earth's solar system. The comet poses no threat to Earth and will make its closest approach to our planet on Dec. 19.

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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 ...