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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.
New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat to our planet.
‘Will keep safe distance from Earth’: Nasa spots interstellar comet in solar system; shares picture
NASA has discovered the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, located 4.5 au from the Sun, offering a rare glimpse into celestial bodies from outside our solar system. Scientists confirm it poses no threat to Earth as it passes closely by in late October.
NASA discovers interstellar comet in solar system
NASA's ATLAS telescope has detected a fast-moving interstellar comet, 3I/Atlas, which poses no threat to Earth. The comet is expected to approach the Sun around October 30.
NASA discovers third interstellar comet
July 3 (UPI) -- NASA discovered the third interstellar comet through a survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. The interstellar comet first observed on Tuesday by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Alert System telescope, or ATLAS, has been officially named 3I/ATLAS.
NASA warns of giant interstellar comet of unknown origin crossing the solar system
A comet the size of Manhattan has been detected hurtling through the solar system, marking only the third time an interstellar object has been observed from Earth. This was confirm
New Interstellar Comet Tracked To Its Origin Region: “It’s Much Older Than The Solar System”
NASA's Telescope In Chile Makes New Stunning Interstellar Discovery Headed Our Way At 37 Miles Per Second
NASA continues to make stunning discoveries. They just confirmed a cosmic superstorm blasting from a black hole. We also saw NASA identify a U.S. volcano that was "Ready To Rumble." This was regarding Alaska's Iliamna Volcano.
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?
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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 ...
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NASA-Funded Telescope Detects Interstellar Comet Passing Through Our Solar System
The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.
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 ...
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New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...
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New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says - Phys.org
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and confirmed it ...
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NASA Announces Just the Third-Ever Interstellar Visitor From the Larger Milky Way
NASA has announced an exciting discovery hurtling through our solar system: an interstellar object. It’s a comet, but beyond ...