Natale, si sa, è tempo di comete. Che siano quelle delle luminarie nei centri delle città, o quelle appese sopra la grotta del presepe, una cosa è certa:

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Passes Earth, Offering A Once-In-A-Lifetime Chance

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19, marking a key moment in the journey of one of the rarest visitors ever

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space.

Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

A Rede Internacional de Alerta de Asteroides da ONU está monitorando o cometa 3I/ATLAS enquanto ele se aproxima da Terra

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19, marking a key moment in the journey of one of the rarest visitors ever

The interstellar comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet Friday – the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system. Here's what to know.

ATLAS has provided them with intergalactic batting practice.

NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.

A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles (269 million kilometers) of our planet on Friday, the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system. NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be between 1,444 feet and 3.5 miles in size.

ALT: a shooting star is flying through a starry sky .

The third interstellar object to enter our solar system, 3I/ATLAS, is without a doubt one of the most fascinating astronomical discoveries of this year.

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