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A Rare Interstellar Object Is Blazing Through Our Solar System, Marking Only the Third Cosmic Visitor on Record

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it appears to be a comet and is thought to have flown in from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius,

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NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name

Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year.

Confirmed: A Rare Interstellar Object Is Passing Through Our Solar System

Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system. Preliminary observations suggest it came from interstellar space, and if confirmed, it would mark the third discovery of an interstellar object in history.

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Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

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A 7-Billion-Year-Old Ice Ball Just Entered Our Solar System

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

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Expert reveals key piece of evidence that interstellar object zooming through our solar system 'is alien spacecraft'

It was only discovered last month (1 July) by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile and NASA was quick to confirm that the ...

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It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

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A comet from an entirely different solar system is flying through ours, NASA says

Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...

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Rare object from another star spotted zipping around our solar system

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It ...

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