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Comet 3I/ATLAS is in the Virgo constellation—here's how you can locate it

The closest approach of comet 3I/ATLAS to Earth will happen on Friday, 19 December 2025, at a distance of 1.797478 Astronomical Units.
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How to Spot Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS in November’s Morning Sky

A comet older than our Solar System is within backyard astronomers’ reach. Comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor discovered in July 2025 by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey in Chile, has emerged ...

Astronomers Tracking Rare Comet—How To See From Your Backyard

Perihelion is the point on an orbital course that brings a body closest to the sun. C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is an Oort cloud comet ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS now visible from Earth with a small telescope — here’s how to see it

Contrary to claims that 3I/ATLAS is no longer from Earth, space experts claim that the Manhattan-sized comet can now be captured by anyone with basic viewing equipment. Astronomer Yicheng Zhang ...
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Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun

An astronomer has snapped comet 3I/ATLAS using the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope, as well as his own ...
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Can Now Be Seen From Earth – Even By Amateur Telescopes!

Two weeks ago, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was at conjunction, on the opposite side of the Sun with respect to Earth. Last ...
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Greatest Spectroscope Ever Built Can Tell What 2,400 Cosmic Objects Are Made of Every 20 Mins.

MOST is unlike any spectroscope ever built. It can unravel the light of 2,400 celestial objects simultaneously into 18,000 ...