The other two known interstellar comets did not offer such an opportunity.
Astronomers are preparing for a rare cosmic event on January 22, when interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will align closely with Earth and the Sun, passing within just 0.69 degrees of the Sun-Earth axis.
A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...
The rare 3I/ATLAS alignment on Jan. 22 coincides with the 'opposition surge' phenomenon. Learn the mystery of this 13-billion-year-old visitor.
The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...
Harvard's Avi Loeb says a rare sun alignment on 22 January could prove interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is an alien spaceship.
A rare astronomical event will display six planets in alignment, visible after sunset, giving skywatchers a spectacular ...
On Jan. 10, the planet Jupiter will make its brightest appearance of the year ...