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NASA finds new interstellar comet passing through solar system
NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile on Tuesday and confirmed it was a comet from another star system. The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS.
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 Pan-STARRS1 telescope in Hawaii. Scientists tracked it for 80 days before eventually confirming it came from interstellar space.
I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...
Newfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.
NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.
For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.
This is only the third time that a celestial body from outside the solar system has been discovered. Months remain for the ...
It’s officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and poses no threat to Earth.
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