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Every year in early January, Earth reaches the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, a moment astronomers call perihelion. We are slightly nearer to our star and receiving more solar energy than we ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was expected to come within 130 million miles of the sun on Oct. 30. For the time being, 3I/ATLAS will remain on the opposite side of the sun from Earth, making it impossible to observe ...

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A celestial outsider known as 3I/ATLAS has made its closest rendezvous with the sun as it continues to rove through our cosmic neighborhood and add to its growing renown. Originating from a completely ...