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Interstellar Object, Our Solar System

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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,

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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.

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.

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’s official – The solar system is receiving an unexpected visit from an interstellar object, which could change everything

The comet will zip past Mars’s orbit and reach its closest point to the Sun on 29 October 2025, at 1.35 astronomical units.

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