ATLAS Discovered Interstellar Comet Near Earth

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar comet discovered by ATLAS.
It will pass closest to Earth at 167 million miles.
The comet formed outside our galaxy and was tracked since its summer discovery.
XMM-Newton and Japan's X-Ray mission detected X-rays 248,000 miles away.
The comet poses no threat and remains distant.
Skywatchers can view it before sunrise with an 8-inch telescope.
Kohler warned the comet will not return to our solar system.
Previous interstellar comets produced no X-rays, requiring more observations.
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