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An interstellar object is cruising through solar system

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 2d

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,

The Economist · 22h

An interstellar object is cruising through the solar system

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but. The object’s trajectory revealed it to be a much rarer visitor than first thought.

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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Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

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A Mysterious New Visitor Has Entered Our Solar System—Here's What Astronomers Know So Far

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

Space.com on MSN1d

See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)

The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves ...

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Ground-Mounted Or Roof-Mounted Solar Panels: Which Is Better For Your Home?

When adding solar panels, you have two main options: roof-mounted or ground-mounted. Each works better in different ...

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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 ...

New Scientist6d

Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed

Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

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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 ...

7don MSN

Rare object from another star spotted zipping around our solar system

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It ...

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