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Interstellar object to visit solar system

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 to the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. It is believed to be about 20 kilometers, or over 12 miles wide, according to the ESA and traveling at about 60 kilometers, or 37 miles per second relative to the sun.

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Newly spotted comet is third interstellar object seen in our solar system

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object has been observed visiting our solar system. According to U.

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NASA confirms new existence of interstellar object zooming through our solar system

There's a new interstellar object moving through our solar system and it's called 3I/ATLAS, according to NASA.

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Third Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Blazes Through Solar System as Telescopes Race to Unravel Its Secrets

Spotting a possible interstellar object is incredibly rare, and it’s exciting that our UH-operated system caught it,” ...

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Astronomers spot rare interstellar comet speeding through solar system

Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first ...

This “City-Killer” Asteroid Has a 4% Chance of Hitting the Moon

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

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Astronomers Have Spied An Interstellar Object Zooming Through The Solar System

The first interstellar object spotted in our Solar System was the cigar-shaped ‘Oumuamua, discovered in 2017 by the ...

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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.

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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ATLAS: The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System

With the aid of a $5 million grant from NASA, a University of Hawaii team of astronomers is developing Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a system to identify dangerous ...

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