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Rare comet 3I/Atlas approaches Earth, now within 300 million km, sparking new studies and global space updates

Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas has moved within 300 million km of Earth as scientists continue tracking its rare journey.

NASA releases close-up images of interstellar comet making a rare flyby

The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.

NASA unveils new close-up images of massive comet from outside solar system

It's possibly as big as Manhattan, likely older than our own solar system, and it's traveling through space at speeds of up ...

ISS astronauts photograph two comets soaring over Earth’s auroras

In October, a pair of comets known as Lemmon and SWAN also left trails of dust and gas as they continued along their vast ...

NASA unveils close-up pictures of the comet popping by from another star

NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system.