<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/in-the-media/media-link-interstellar-comet-is-about-to-make-closest-approach-to-earth.aspx" dsn="blogs"><isInTheMedia>Yes</isInTheMedia><title>Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is About to Make Its Closest Approach to Earth. Here’s How to View It With Binoculars or a Telescope</title><pubDate>12/17/2025</pubDate><sourcePublication>Smithsonian Magazine</sourcePublication><sourcePublicationLink>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-is-about-to-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth-heres-how-to-view-it-with-binoculars-or-a-telescope-180987890/</sourcePublicationLink><featuredPerson>Darryl Seligman</featuredPerson><featuredPersonLink>https://directory.natsci.msu.edu/directory/Profiles/Person/104981</featuredPersonLink></item>