Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Closer Than Ever: An Early Christmas Gift For Astronomers The third-ever interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, makes its closest approach to Earth on Dec 19. International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2025
Deep snow blanket transforms Yellowstone Lake into a giant white void — Earth from space A 2022 astronaut photo shows a thick blanket of snow covering Yellowstone Lake, transforming the frozen body of water into a featureless white void. But below the ice lie some of Earth's hottest hydrothermal vents. LiveScience · Dec 16, 2025
Elon Musk's Shocking Clean Energy War Cry — Nuclear Is 'Super Dumb', Solar Is Future Elon Musk sparks fresh controversy by branding nuclear energy 'super dumb' and arguing that solar power is humanity's real clean energy future, reigniting the global debate over how the world should power itself. International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2025
Is 3I/Atlas Falling Apart as It Nears Earth? Shocking New Images Raise Concern New images of 3I/Atlas have sparked viral claims that the rare interstellar object is falling apart as it nears Earth. Here is what the theory says and what science reveals about 3I/Atlas. International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2025
Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide Using high-resolution observations from the GHGSat satellite constellation, researchers have produced the first global, facility-level estimate of methane emissions from the energy sector. Space · Dec 15, 2025
3I/ATLAS X-Ray Images Show What Happens When Interstellar Comet Gases Meet the Sun's Charged Particles ESA's XMM-Newton captured first x-ray images of comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing a red glow from gases colliding with solar wind, with hydrogen and nitrogen details unseen by optical telescopes. International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025
Ghosts, sharks and Norse mythology: US Space Force unveils new names for satellites and space weapons The U.S. Space Force unveiled the new naming scheme that it will use for its spacecraft and space-based weaponry, drawing inspiration from mythology and the natural world. Space · Dec 15, 2025
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Secrets Of Planetary Birth: A Rare Chance Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest, safe approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Learn how this rare visitor reveals secrets about planet formation around other stars. International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025
Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some restless with fear, others hankering for a change of government. History favoured the incumbent. There had been no single-term governments nationally since the interwar years. The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025
Why The UN Is Quietly Monitoring Comet 3I/ATLAS — And Why Scientists Say It Can't Be Ignored The UN-endorsed International Asteroid Warning Network has launched a coordinated campaign to refine tracking techniques for the rare visitor. International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. Space · Dec 15, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st evidence of 'dinosaur-like' stars in the early universe "A bit like dinosaurs on Earth — they were enormous and primitive. And they had short lives, living for just a quarter of a million years." Space · Dec 15, 2025
Finding the point of no return: Sun's shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the sun's atmospheric boundary, where solar material breaks free and streams into space. Space · Dec 15, 2025
‘Isn’t this in the Bible?’: Confusion and fear over ‘large pile of blood’ growing in New Mexico desert Ah sweet! Horrors beyond my comprehension! We Got This Covered · Dec 15, 2025
Space · Dec 15, 2025 Geminid meteor shower 2025 thrills skywatchers with an end-of-year celestial firework show (photos) The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13.
Space · Dec 15, 2025 Surprise! 2 private spacecraft rendezvous in orbit on newly revealed 'Remora' mission Two commercial spacecraft pulled off a surprise rendezvous in Earth orbit recently, showcasing skills that could pave the way for satellite servicing missions down the road.
International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025 New Observations Show 3I/ATLAS's Anti-Tail Changes Direction as It Approaches Perigee New observations show interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has changed the direction of its rare anti-tail as it nears Earth, deepening scientific debate over its nature and behaviour.
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025 Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas will make its closest approach to Earth today It’s just the third known interstellar object to cut through our solar system
Space · Dec 15, 2025 Good news for lunar bases? Earth's atmosphere leaks all the way out to the moon Anomalous amounts of volatile elements found in the Apollo samples brought back from the moon have been traced back to our own planet's leaky atmosphere.
International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025 Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Displays Sun-Facing Anti-Tail — Hubble Confirms Oddity Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is baffling astronomers with its bizarre, sun-facing anti-tail, confirmed by Hubble.
International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025 Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 7 Billion Years Old, Glowing Green, and Definitely Not Alien – Experts Weigh In Scientists say the colour shift in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is due to gases in the comet's coma reacting to solar heat.
Space · Dec 15, 2025 Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers When 3I/ATLAS is closest to the Earth on Dec. 19, all the features that we are looking for will be easier to detect with our telescopes.
International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025 Hawaii Telescope Captured Earliest Spectrum of 3I/ATLAS 12.5 Hours After Discovery The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, ejected from a distant star system, is now revealing the alien building blocks of other worlds. Data confirms nickel (Ni) and cyanogen (CN) emissions.
International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025 'I Was Taken by Aliens While in Office': Ex Russian President Claims UFO Abduction; World Leaders 'Knew Truth' Former Russian leader Kirsan Ilyumzinov claims he was taken aboard a UFO while in office in 1997. In a jaw dropping podcast, he alleges world leaders knew the truth about aliens all along.
International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2025 NASA MAVEN Orbiter Goes Silent After Anomaly — Communication Lost With Earth NASA's vital MAVEN orbiter has gone silent over Mars after a Dec. 6 anomaly.