ESA's XMM-Newton Examines Comet 3I/ATLAS Prior to Closest Earth Passage Friday

ESA's XMM-Newton Examines Comet 3I/ATLAS Prior to Closest Earth Passage Friday
By David Dickinson (https://ift.tt/sRxkdfK)

Everyone’s favorite interstellar comet posed for one more portrait recently. The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton mission nabbed 3I/ATLAS on December 3rd from about 283 million kilometers distant. This comes as the comet is set to make its closest passage versus Earth this coming Friday, on December 19th.

December 17, 2025 at 09:17PM
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