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2025 December 26 - 3I/ATLAS Flyby
In today's image, we see an image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS a week or so ago - shortly before its closest approach to Earth. (This was about twice the Earth-Sun distance, so it was never close!) It is now heading back out to interstellar space - the third object like this that has now been positively identified. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo…
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