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Comet 3I/ATLAS Today (Dec. 25, 2025): What’s New After the Flyby, What NASA and ESA Just Saw, and Why It Matters

December 25, 2025 marks the strange, quiet “afterglow” phase of Comet 3I/ATLAS—the third confirmed interstellar object ever found passing through our solar system. The comet’s closest approach to Earth is already behind us (it passed at a safe distance), but

25 December 2025

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Erupts with Activity in New NASA and ESA Images Ahead of December 19 Earth Approach

Hubble, ESA’s Juice spacecraft and ALMA are now all locked onto the rare interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, revealing dramatic jets, twin tails and a rich mix of organic molecules as the comet makes a safe, distant pass through the inner solar

8 December 2025

Astronomy · Comets · NASA · Science News · Space Exploration

ESA Offers €23,000 for 100 Days in Isolation: How to Apply for DLR’s New ‘Test Astronaut’ Studies

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are looking for volunteers willing to live like astronauts on a simulated Mars mission – or spend 60 days in bed – for up to €23,000 in compensation. Cologne,

3 December 2025

Career Opportunities · ESA Programs · Human Research · Science News · Space Exploration

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Latest NASA, ESA and UN Updates on the 3I ATLAS Comet (30 November 2025)

Published: 30 November 2025 Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS – also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or simply the 3I ATLAS comet – is racing out of the inner solar system after a dramatic swing around the Sun. It’s only the third known object ever seen entering our neighbourhood from

30 November 2025

Astronomy · Comets · NASA News · Science Updates · Space Exploration

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: ESA Sharpens Its Path as December Flyby Fuels Livestreams and Debunks Doomsday Rumors

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) – a frozen wanderer from another star system – is back in the news today as space agencies and observatories around the world fine‑tune its trajectory, release new images and prepare global livestreams ahead

17 November 2025

Astronomy News · Comets · ESA Missions · Science Debunking · Space Exploration

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on November 16, 2025: How to Watch Tonight’s Livestream, What’s New from ESA & NASA, and Where to Find It in the Sky

Published: November 16, 2025 Summary (today): A free global livestream will show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS racing away from the Sun late Sunday, Nov. 16 (11:15 p.m. ET / 04:15 GMT on Nov. 17). ESA just tightened the comet’s trajectory using

16 November 2025

Astronomy · Livestream Events · NASA News · Space Exploration · Stargazing Tips

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shrouded in CO₂ Fog – NASA’s SPHEREx Reveals a Cosmic Visitor’s Secrets

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on 14 November 2025: New ESA Orbit, Fresh Spectra, Politics, Alien Hype – and How to See It

Updated: 14 November 2025 Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has roared back into the headlines today, with new orbital data from Mars, a first detailed optical/IR portrait, political pressure on NASA over unreleased images, and yet another round of speculation about whether

14 November 2025

Alien Life · Astronomy · Observing Tips · Science News · Space Exploration

Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Key Facts: In-Depth Report: NASA and U.S. Space Policy: Shutdown Halts Many Operations On Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. government lapsed into a funding shutdown as federal appropriations ran out. All NASA civil servants (about 15,000 employees) were furloughed, and

2 October 2025

Industry News · International Space · NASA · NASDAQ:RKLB · Space · SpaceX

Fly Through the Milky Way: ESA’s Stunning New 3D Galaxy Map Lets You Tour Our Galaxy

Background: Mapping the Milky Way with Gaia Launching on 19 December 2013, the ESA’s Gaia spacecraft set out to chart our Milky Way in unprecedented detail ucl.ac.uk. Stationed at the stable L2 point about 1.5 million km from Earth –

22 September 2025

Astronomy · Milky Way · Science News · Space · Technology

Scanning the Canopy: ESA’s Biomass Radar Craft Maps Global Forest Carbon with P‑Band Vision

Biomass was selected in May 2013 as ESA’s seventh Earth Explorer mission to quantify forest carbon from space. The mission uses a P-band synthetic aperture radar at ~435 MHz (about 70 cm wavelength) with a 12-meter mesh reflector deployed in

27 June 2025

Carbon Mapping · Climate Change · Forest Monitoring · Remote Sensing · Space Technology

Umbrella in Orbit: ESA’s BIOMASS Satellite Lifts Earth’s Green Veil, Revealing Hidden Carbon Stores and Jaw‑Dropping First Images

X-Ray Vision for Forests: ESA’s Biomass Satellite and the P-Band Radar Revolution in Carbon Accounting

The ESA Biomass satellite, launched on April 29, 2025, carries the first P-band synthetic aperture radar (435 MHz) to map the world’s forests in 3D and quantify their carbon content. The mission uses a 12-meter deployable antenna—the largest radar antenna

25 June 2025

Carbon Accounting · ESA Missions · Forest Monitoring · Radar technology · Remote Sensing

Umbrella in Orbit: ESA’s BIOMASS Satellite Lifts Earth’s Green Veil, Revealing Hidden Carbon Stores and Jaw‑Dropping First Images

BIOMASS uses a fully polarimetric P-band SAR with a 70 cm wavelength to pierce through canopies and measure woody trunks where most forest carbon is stored. The 12-meter deployable reflector, shaped like an umbrella and built by L3Harris, directs radar

24 June 2025

Carbon Cycle · Earth Observation · ESA · NYSE:LHX · Remote Sensing · Satellites