Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Live Stream Tonight
A special comet from another star system, called 3I/ATLAS, is visiting our solar system.
It's big, about the size of a city!
Scientists are excited because it's only the third one they've ever seen from another solar system.
It recently got closest to our Sun and is now moving away.
You can watch it live on the internet tonight with a special telescope.
Scientists are very curious about it because its journey is quite unique.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known from another solar system, is viewable via live stream tonight.
The comet is reported to be roughly the size of Manhattan.
Its perihelion (closest approach to the sun) occurred on October 30.
The Virtual Telescope Project will host the live stream tonight at 11:15 PM ET on its YouTube channel.
Comet 3I/ATLAS is currently visible in the eastern sky before dawn, moving through the constellation Virgo.
- Who
- The Virtual Telescope Project and the public
- What
- Live stream of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
- When
- Tonight at 11:15 PM ET
- Where
- Visible rising in the eastern sky, passing through the constellation Virgo; livestreamed via YouTube
- Why
- To provide a real-time telescopic view of the rare celestial visitor as it moves away from the sun.
Scientific Observers
Public Speculators
Comet's Origin and Nature
Scientific Observers
Views 3I/ATLAS as a natural celestial body from another star system, evidenced by its trajectory.
Public Speculators
Considers the comet's unusual characteristics and origin as potential indicators of artificiality or extraterrestrial technology.
- Comet Name
- 3I/ATLAS
- Comet Size
- Reportedly the size of Manhattan
- Event
- Live stream of interstellar comet
- Livestream Host
- The Virtual Telescope Project
- Livestream Time
- Tonight at 11:15 PM ET
- Livestream Platform
- Official YouTube channel
- Comet Classification
- Third known interstellar object to enter our solar system
- Perihelion
- October 30
Sources
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS To Make Rare Appearance On Livestream Tonight: When And Where To Watch Live
Comet 3I/ATLAS Live Tracker: Check Date, Time And How To Watch Live
NASA to release 3I/ATLAS photos in a live event on THIS date - 'We were observing it almost the entire time'
