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Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.
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A11pl3Z’s Solar System Flyby Sets New Benchmarks for Interstellar Object Science and DetectionHow 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 ...
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Live Science on MSNNASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new nameExperts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object.
An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...
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IFLScience on MSNConfirmed! Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Indeed An Interstellar Visitor, Quite Different From Its PredecessorsThe interstellar object has been given the name 3I/ATLAS, and we now know it's a comet. The object, which is also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is moving almost twice as fast as the previous two ...
The first interstellar object spotted in our Solar System was the cigar-shaped ‘Oumuamua, discovered in 2017 by the ...
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Astronomy on MSNAstronomers race to learn more about third interstellar visitorNewfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.
You can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a ...
There's a new interstellar comet in the neighborhood! Known as 3I/ATLAS, this comet poses no threat to Earth – but it does ...
For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.
The comet-like body, designated 3I/ATLAS, is hurtling towards the Sun at a speed of over 60 kilometres per second ...
Astronomers have discovered a new interstellar comet passing through our solar system, marking the third interstellar object ...
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