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Latest Comet 3I/ATLAS news: One day until the comet is closest to Earth!
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025: Your daily feed for the holiday flyby of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by Earth.
What time will interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS be closest to Earth tonight?
NASA JPL pinpoints the moment the interstellar visitor passes closest to our planet.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know
The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close.
Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS make its closest approach to Earth in free livestream tonight
The livestream will begin at 11 p.m. EST Dec. 18 (0400 GMT on Dec. 19), weather permitting.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there — meet the astronomer who discovered it
Dr. Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii is nothing like your typical astronomer.
Could the Star of Bethlehem have actually been a comet?
The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.
Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers
When 3I/ATLAS is closest to the Earth on Dec. 19, all the features that we are looking for will be easier to detect with our telescopes.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught on camera in new images from Hubble Space Telescope and JUICE Jupiter probe
JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November.
