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Comet 3I/ATLAS is experiencing a non-gravitational acceleration – what does that mean?
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just five and a half months ago, and in that time has taken the world by storm. This peculiar object, only the third interstellar object discovered among the thousands estimated to be passing through our Solar System,

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19: Here's what you need to know
Where is 3I/ATLAS now? How to track interstellar comet as it nears Earth
An interstellar comet is passing by Earth tonight—here’s how to see it
One of only three known interstellar objects ever detected is making a one-time pass through our solar system.

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Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS make its closest approach to Earth in free livestream tonight
Watch Live as Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Its Closest Approach to Earth
Comet 3I/ATLAS: Journey through the solar system
The comet marks the third known discovered object to pass through the galaxy from the outside and is classified as interstellar due to its high velocity and trajectory.

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Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth
3I/ATLAS: Here’s What To Know And How You Can See Rare Interstellar Comet
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Why Aren’t All Comets as Bright as Comet Lemmon?

No two comets are exactly alike. While SWAN’s orbit is very well aligned with the plane of the planets as they orbit the sun, Lemmon’s orbit is highly inclined, tipped by more than 140 degrees, implying that the two comets have very different histories ...

NASA's Hubble telescope gets another look at 3I/ATLAS. Here's what it found

New 3I/ATLAS images from NASA and the ESA suggest the interstellar comet is active as it approaches Earth in December.
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How A Comet On Christmas Day Changed What We Knew About Space

We are in Germany and it's winter, so we can confidently assume that it is cold, with possible snow covering the fields and roofs of houses. Here we meet the protagonist of this story, farmer and astronomer Johann Georg Palitzsch.
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