US EditionThe UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why.
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UN Network Closely Watching Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS — Here's the Serious Reason Why
The news that a comet is heading towards Earth often conjures images from Hollywood blockbusters — panic, impending doom and last-ditch global efforts. Yet, right now, as a celestial visitor from beyond our own solar system barrels through, the reaction from the world's space agencies is anything but panic; it is a meticulously coordinated exercise in global planetary defence. The object of this unprecedented attention is the mysterious interste…
Not only NASA, but also the UN is monitoring interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which will come closest to Earth on December 19. The International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) is tracking interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which will come within 270 million kilometers of Earth on December 19. This observation is part of a campaign to improve the measurement of the paths of comets and asteroids.
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