3I/Atlas making closest approach to Earth this week

The interstellar comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet Friday – the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system. Here's what to know.

Astronauts undock from ISS, returning to Earth

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have undocked from the International Space Station. According to NASA, “The spacecraft will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s Prichal module at approximately 8:41 p.m. It will make a parachute-assisted landing at 12:03 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9 (10:03 a.m. local time in Kazakhstan), on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the city of Dzhezkazgan.” LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi has the latest on the unfolding events and the most recent updates from NASA’s livestream.

Look up tonight: Supermoon to soar into the sky

Look up tonight as a Supermoon will rise into the sky.  Nicknamed the Cold Moon as winter weather brings colder temperatures, the moon will only be 221,813 miles away from Earth.

TSA sets all time record for daily screenings

The Thanksgiving holiday saw millions of people traveling by air, and on Sunday the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it set a new daily screening record with over 3 million travelers screened at airports across the country.

3I/ATLAS update: NASA unveils close-up pictures

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has piqued the curiosity of space enthusiasts around the globe, and NASA offered new images with more information Wednesday of what they say is a comet. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Astronomy Professor Ken Gayley from the University of Iowa after NASA provided more images and details during a live event on Wednesday.