Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what you’ll need to catch a glimpse.

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, will swing closest to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19). Here’s how to see it.

The mystifying 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet is blazing toward Earth and will soon come as close to our planet as it ever will.

In late April 2026, a long-period comet will swing through the inner solar system. It will likely be visible with binoculars, ...

The small, icy visitor now racing away from the inner solar system is not just another comet. It is an interstellar object, ...

Today is one astronomers, stargazers and alien conspiracy theorists have been waiting for: interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is as close to Earth as ever.

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Astronomers worldwide are gearing up for a year of spectacular comet sightings in 2026. Multiple comets will be observable through binoculars and small telescopes. Some, like C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS, may ...

The mysterious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to Earth on Friday, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study an object born around another star. Space agencies are ...

Comet Lemmon, a comet discovered in January, may be visible with the unaided eye after sunset this week. Credit: Creators.com illustration It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a decently bright ...

The article advocates for imaging the dozens of fainter comets visible annually, serving as a valuable opportunity for astrophotographers to enhance their technical skills with existing deep-sky ...

We are in Germany and it's winter, so we can confidently assume that it is cold, with possible snow covering the fields and roofs of houses. Here we meet the protagonist of this story, farmer and ...