Update: July 3, 09:24 a.m. ET: On Wednesday, July 2, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center confirmed that an interstellar object is traveling through our solar system.

The object, dubbed "A11pl3Z" or "3I/ATLAS," spans approximately 25 miles, Josep Trigo-Rodriguez, as astrophysicist at the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, told The Associated Press.

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 ...

A11pl3Z was first noticed by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Earlier images of the object caught by ATLAS, but not spotted at the time, have since been found in ...

If A11pl3Z is a space rock, it's surprisingly massive compared to the other two interstellar objects that have passed by Earth. However, scientists don't project that the mystery object will get ...

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The object was first detected as A11pl3Z, but once confirmed as interstellar, it was renamed. Richard Moissl, who works on planetary defense at the European Space Agency, said it won’t hit Earth.

The object, which is currently being referred to as 'A11pl3Z', poses no threat to Earth, the ESA's planetary defence head Richard Moissl said.

On Tuesday, telescopes in Chile may have discovered the third interstellar object in the solar system, known as A11pl3Z. This is according to reports from the European Space Agency and various ...

The object, which is currently being referred to as A11pl3Z, poses no threat to Earth, the ESA’s planetary defence head Richard Moissl told AFP.

Originally known as A11pl3Z before it was confirmed to be of interstellar origin, the object poses no threat to Earth, said Richard Moissl, head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency.