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Scientists capture interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS growing a tail: 'This image is both a scientific milestone and a source of wonder' (photo, video)

Astronomers have captured a stunning new image of the interstellar intruder 3I/ATLAS, seeing its growing tail and glowing ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 month from now — and Europe's Red Planet orbiters will be ready

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will zoom past Mars in October 2025, and ESA's Mars orbiters will attempt to image and ...

Has 3I/ATLAS' tail been growing? Telescope observations reveal how comet has changed

A telescope in Chile recently glimpsed 3I/ATLAS' glowing tail, which observations reveal has grown as the interstellar object ...

Two giant asteroids are set to roar past Earth tomorrow — and one is as big as an airplane

Despite its hair-raising future proximity, 2025 QV5 is too small to be labeled “potentially hazardous” defined by NASA as ...
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Watch an asteroid the size of an airliner speed toward Earth live online Sept. 2 (video)

The Virtual Telescope Project is set to host a free YouTube stream covering the flyby starting at 7 p.m. ET (23:00 GMT) on ...

A house-sized asteroid QH16 zoomed past the Earth today; here's WHY it was NOT considered dangerous

Asteroid 2025 QH16 safely passed Earth on September 2, stirring online buzz but posing no actual threat. NASA clarified the ...
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A Jet-Sized Asteroid Just Flew Closer to Earth Than the Moon — And NASA Caught It Live

An asteroid the size of a commercial jet passed closer to Earth than the Moon on September 3, 2025, in a high-speed flyby ...

How to Watch an Asteroid Fly Uncomfortably Close to Earth on Wednesday

Airplane-sized asteroid 2025 QD8 will come within roughly 136,000 miles (218,000 kilometers) of Earth on September 3.

NASA alert! Massive asteroid 2025 QH16 set to zoom past Earth today in a close flyby at 18,500 mph; here’s what you need to know

Space is dynamic. Asteroid 2025 QH16, about 43 feet wide, will approach Earth. It travels at over 18,500 miles per hour. On September 2, 2025, it will ...
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Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS could be investigated by these spacecraft as it races past the sun: 'This could be literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'

New research investigates the possibility that different spacecraft could visit Comet 3I/ATLAS, giving scientists a unique on ...

Earth’s close encounter with jumbo jet-sized asteroid as it screams past closer than moon; scientists study rare near-miss encounter

Asteroid 2025 QD8, about 22 meters wide, safely passed Earth on Wednesday at a distance of 135,500 miles, closer than the ...

A giant 110-foot asteroid is heading towards Earth at high speed today, NASA warns

NASA has confirmed asteroid 2025 OG1 is travelling towards Earth. The rock measures nearly 110 feet in size and is moving at ...