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New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor
How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.
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.
Confirmed: A Rare Interstellar Object Is Passing Through Our Solar System
Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system. Preliminary observations suggest it came from interstellar space, and if confirmed, it would mark the third discovery of an interstellar object in history.
Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS
An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in the coming months
A Rare Interstellar Object Is Blazing Through Our Solar System, Marking Only the Third Cosmic Visitor on Record
Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it appears to be a comet and is thought to have flown in from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius,
Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Cosmic Visitor From Beyond Our Stars
NASA scientists have discovered a rare visitor from beyond our solar system, a new interstellar comet speeding by on a brief cosmic tour.
3I/ATLAS: Should we panic about the new interstellar comet?
Sometimes "the universe comes to us," writes the European Space Agency. For the third time since 2017, an interstellar object will enter our solar system. What is it and are we prepared?
Nine Astonishing Insights Into 3I ATLAS and the Coming Revolution in Interstellar Object Discovery
Is the solar system an interstellar crossroads? The discovery of 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, is jarring old estimates of how often such visitors pass through our cosmic home. For decades,
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Interstellar object appears out of nowhere and stuns astronomers with its size and speed
The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is the fastest and largest of its kind, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into extrasolar ...
Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object—this third one is big, bright and fast
Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...
Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system
Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...
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Space mystery as 'interstellar object' heading towards our solar system leaves scientists baffled
A mysterious interstellar object is racing towards our solar system at approximately 150,000 miles per hour, with astronomers ...
Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object
"Astronomers may have just discovered the third interstellar object passing through the Solar System!" the agency's ...
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Astronomers Just Spotted a Mysterious Interstellar Object Racing Towards the Sun
Astronomers have confirmed the presence of a new interstellar object hurtling through our solar system, on a trajectory that ...
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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 ...
Astronomers spotted a third ‘interstellar object’ streaking through our solar system
Astronomers have discovered a new interstellar comet passing through our solar system, marking the third interstellar object ...
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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 ...