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Interstellar object to visit solar system

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.

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NASA detects visitor from outside solar system

NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.

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NASA Confirms Finding 3rd Interstellar Object To Visit Our Solar System

The comet was first reported on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, and has been named 3I/ATLAS. It seems to be originating from the constellation Sagittarius and is currently located approximately 670 million kilometres away.

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A third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system

For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.

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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