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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.
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 ...
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How Fast Does A Spacecraft Need To Go To Escape The Solar System?
Spacecraft are not like the starships you see in movies. There is no endless supply of dilithium or hypermatter that lets you ...
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It's Official: NASA Confirms New Interstellar Object Is Zooming Through Solar System
Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System – only the third ...
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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A11pl3Z’s Solar System Flyby Sets New Benchmarks for Interstellar Object Science and Detection
How frequently does a traveler from another star system sweep through our galactic neighborhood, and astronomers rush to the telescope? Not until recently was the answer: hardly ever. In fewer than ...
Scientists tracking ‘interstellar’ object that has come to us from another solar system
The object, a celestial body from another star system, was discovered on Tuesday by the University of Hawaii’s Asteroid ...
NASA detects visitor from outside solar system
NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.