In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ ˈætləs /; Ancient Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the …

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Atlascope Boston is a tool for exploring historic urban atlases in metropolitan Boston and telling stories about how places have changed over time. A project of the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the …

3 hours ago · Wondering what 3I ATLAS is all about? Here's what to know as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS nears Earth this week, when to watch and how to see it.

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of other planets.

7 hours ago · 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.

Dec 9, 2025 · It currently includes 106 atlases of the Boston metropolitan area. Digitized photographs, manuscripts, books and other material of local and historical interest from the Boston Public Library …

9 hours ago · Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19, marking a key moment in the journey of one of the rarest visitors ever observed in our solar system.

5 hours ago · Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as close as it will get on its grand tour of the solar system.

Oct 19, 2023 · The mythological creature Atlas is often associated, and pictured, on atlases. Atlas was a giant (called a Titan) who was forced to carry the Earth and the heavens (usually pictured as a …