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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Closest Pass of Earth. Where's It Heading Next?
NASA revealed new images from a Mars rover of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before its closest Earth flyby at 170 million miles, with global observatories preparing livestreams.
- On November 19, NASA unveiled new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by a Mars rover and shown for the first time on the agency's website and YouTube.
- After a slingshot around the Sun, 3I/ATLAS returned into Earth's view, enabling dozens of observatories to prepare coordinated observations following its confirmation in early June.
- Based on orbital estimates from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , the comet reaches minimum distance at 1 am EST on Friday, 19 December, about 168 million miles from Earth.
- Because interstellar objects are rare, this flyby remains scientifically significant as studying the comet's composition will aid predictions before its departure from the solar system.
- Following a US government shutdown that delayed photo releases urged 40 days earlier by Prof Avi Loeb, The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream at 04:00 UTC on Dec. 19.
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L 38%
C 37%
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