This Friday, a rare interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS will make its closest pass to Earth, giving astronomers a chance to study an object that formed far beyond our solar system. What makes this ...
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Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. NASA’s Psyche mission acquired four observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS over ...
The comet is now racing away from the sun following a close flyby on Jan. 20.
Comet 3I/ATLAS whizzed past Earth last night as astronomers worldwide continue to gather data on the interstellar visitor. The comet made its closest approach at around 1 a.m. EST on Friday (Dec. 19), ...
Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...
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 ...