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New Interstellar Object Comet 3I/ATLAS—What We Know So Far

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Interstellar comet: Everything We Know About 3I/ATLAS

On July 1, 2025, a telescope in Chile detected something unexpected: a faint object streaking across the sky at an unusual speed and angle. Within hours, astronomers realized what they were seeing. This wasn’t a comet from the outer reaches of our own solar system,

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New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.

Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Cosmic Visitor From Beyond Our Stars

NASA scientists have discovered a rare visitor from beyond our solar system, a new interstellar comet speeding by on a brief cosmic tour.

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Astro Bob: Rare interstellar comet pays a visit to our solar system

Based on the comet's brightness and current distance — it's located just inside Jupiter's orbit — scientists estimate its ...

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NASA warns of giant interstellar comet of unknown origin crossing the solar system

A comet the size of Manhattan has been detected hurtling through the solar system, marking only the third time an ...

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Mysterious interstellar object enters solar system; the largest, fastest, and only the third ever recorded

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, speeding towards the Sun at 60 km/s. Classified on July 2 ...

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NASA Announces Just the Third-Ever Interstellar Visitor From the Larger Milky Way

NASA NASA has announced an exciting discovery hurtling through our solar system: an interstellar object. It’s a comet, but ...

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