By early December, 3I/ATLAS will move away from the Sun’s vicinity, and its glare, and will be visible again in the Northern Hemisphere with its closest pass to Earth occurring on December 19.

NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network have launched a global campaign to track comet 3I/ATLAS and strengthen Earth’s asteroid defense.

NASA has confirmed that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS safely passed Earth without any deviation from its predicted trajectory, dismissing online fears of a potential impact or orbital anomaly.

Scientist Avi Loeb has accused NASA of withholding critical information about 3I/ATLAS — the Manhattan-sized interstellar comet which he’s postulated could have extraterrestrial origins. The Harvard astrophysicist made these allegations during a recent appearance on “ The Joe Rogan Experience .”

According to him, this behavior occurs because comets heat up unevenly as they approach the Sun. The side facing the Sun warms faster, and if a weak spot gets hot enough, it can release material thousands of kilometers into space, much like a geyser, in the Sun’s direction.

NASA is studying mysterious radio pulses from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which some speculate could hint at alien technology—but scientists insist the evidence points to a natural origin.