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Mystery discovery in space is most likely the 'oldest comet ever seen', say researchers
The object seems to be travelling on a steep path - suggesting it came from the Milky Way's "thick disk", an area of ancient ...
Mystery space rock blazing through solar system ‘may be oldest comet ever seen’ – and there’s a chance you can spot it
AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...
Astronomers think newly discovered comet may be way older than the sun
The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...
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A rare interstellar comet is headed our way. Here's how you could view it
A rare visitor from another star system has been spotted: the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS! It was detected July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. Most known ...
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NASA Astronomers Just Discovered a Comet that Flew Here from Interstellar Space
The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of ...
From beyond the stars: Comet from another galaxy enters our solar system
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a cosmic first for this decade, astronomers have identified a mysterious comet from another galaxy — ...
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NASA-Funded Telescope Detects Interstellar Comet Passing Through Our Solar System
The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.
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Scientists preparing comet interceptor after rare third interstellar object spotted
Space scientists say they are preparing a comet interceptor spaceship as the third interstellar object ever detected was ...