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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.

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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." 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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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 to the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. It is believed to be about 20 kilometers, or over 12 miles wide, according to the ESA and traveling at about 60 kilometers, or 37 miles per second relative to the sun.

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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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A rare celestial visitor from beyond our solar system is here now

S omething unusual is moving through our solar system -a fast, faint object now confirmed to have originated beyond it. Astronomers have officially designated the discovery as 3I/ATLAS, marking it as just the third known interstellar object ever detected,

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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. First named A11pl3Z and now designated as 3I/ATLAS ,

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NASA’s Stunning Pluto Photos – New Revelations from the Edge of the Solar System

At the far reaches of our Solar System lies Pluto, a mysterious world shrouded in shadows and icy terrain. NASA’s latest ...

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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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 ...

Third interstellar visitor discovered racing through our solar system

NASA has discovered 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object, now passing through our solar system from the ...

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