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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Safe Closest Pass to Earth Early Friday

Fresh measurements point to a natural comet showing volatile‑driven activity with an unusually carbon‑dioxide‑rich makeup.

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reaches Closest Approach to Earth Today

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Nears Earth for Distant Close Approach on Friday

MAVEN Still Silent as Data Point to Unexpected Spin and Possible Orbit Change

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS to Make Safe Closest Approach Friday at 167 Million Miles

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Approaches Dec. 19 Flyby at 270 Million Kilometers

New X-Ray and Gemini Images Refine View of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Before Dec. 19 Earth Flyby

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Nears Dec. 19 Flyby as New Data Point to Unusually Intense Activity

Hubble and ESA’s Juice Capture Clearer Views of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Dec. 19 Flyby

Hubble and Juice Capture New Views of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Dec. 19 Flyby

Hubble and ESA’s JUICE Return New Views of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Dec. 19 Earth Pass

Hubble and ESA’s Juice Capture 3I/ATLAS With Active Coma and Twin Tails

Geminid Meteor Shower Begins Today, With Peak Expected Dec. 13–14

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Signs of Global Ice Volcanoes, Study Finds

Cryovolcanic Jets Reported on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Dec. 19 Earth Approach

UN Network Launches Global Campaign to Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Before Dec. 19 Flyby

UN and IAWN Launch Two-Month 3I/ATLAS Tracking Exercise as Agencies Reaffirm No Threat

3I/ATLAS Nears Dec. 19 Earth Flyby as NASA Affirms It Is a Natural Interstellar Comet

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Nears Dec. 19 Earth Flyby as Study Flags Strong Jupiter Perturbation

NASA Publishes Mars-Captured Views of Interstellar 3I/ATLAS as Minority Raises ‘Anomalies’