https://www.sciencealert.com/alien-comet-3i-atlas-is-just-about-to-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth
Dec 16, 2025 - On 19 December 2025, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will at long last make its closest approach to Earth.
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https://www.iflscience.com/why-does-the-earths-closest-approach-to-the-sun-take-place-during-winter-82011
Perihelion – Earth's closest approach to our host star – will take place on January 3, 2026.
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https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/moon-closest-approach-2024
Mar 6, 2024 - The New Moon of March 2024 will produce this year’s shortest Earth-Moon distance.
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https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/watch-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth-in-free-livestream-on-dec-18
The livestream will begin Friday at 11 p.m. EST, Dec. 19 (0400 GMT on Dec. 20), weather permitting.
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https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/interstellar-comet-keeps-its-distance-as-it-makes-its-closest-approach-to-earth/
Dec 17, 2025 - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward
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https://gizmodo.com/watch-live-as-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-makes-its-closest-approach-to-earth-2000701321
Dec 19, 2025 - This will be your best chance to see 3I/ATLAS in the night sky.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/january-2026-night-sky-events-what-to-see
Dec 30, 2025 - The month brings a strong lineup of celestial sights, including a supermoon, meteor activity, and several close moon-planet encounters.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/interstellar-comet-closest-approach-earth-3iatlas/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a
Dec 16, 2025 - NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/video/mysterious-interstellar-object-3i-atlas-makes-its-closest-approach-to-earth-254778437576
Dec 20, 2025 - NBC News' Gadi Schwartz reports on "3I/ATLAS," a mysterious outer space object that is thought to be billions of years old, making its closest...
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