The night sky of 2026 welcomes comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), which will be making its closest approach to Earth and the Sun.

The asteroid is projected to make its closest pass on February 14, 2026, and is classified under the "Potentially Hazardous ...

A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered by NASA-funded telescopes, will pass Earth on December 19 at a safe distance of 270 million km.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is set to make a rare close approach to Earth on December 19, offering a unique viewing opportunity for skywatchers. Although not visible to the naked eye, it can be ...

Research evaluates the likelihood of debris from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reaching Earth, analyzing gas, dust and larger ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by our planet at a safe distance of 1.8 astronomical units (roughly 167 million miles or ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, collecting rare data as the ancient object made ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth early on Friday, Dec. 19. While it didn't come close enough to ...

Every night is a good night to look through a telescope (provided it’s not cloudy), but if you’re looking for an excuse, Jupiter is lining itself up for some candid closeups. At its farthest point, ...

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles (53 million kilometers). It will be the mid-2030s before it reaches interstellar space, never to return, said Paul ...