3I/ATLAS: Interstellar comet comes closest to Earth
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Source: Deutsche Welle
Published: 2025-12-20 00:38 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Africa, Energy
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In the early morning hours of Friday, December 19, you could spot the visitor from another solar system in the sky ― with a serious telescope, that is. Comet 3I/ATLAS flew by Earth at a distance of 270 million kilometers (168 million miles). That was its closest approach to our planet.
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