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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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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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Astronomers in Hawaiʻi Spot Third Known Interstellar Object Passing Through Our Solar System

Astronomers in Hawaiʻi detected the solar system's third interstellar object, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, which poses no threat to Earth.

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New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...

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NASA spots a new comet flying in from a distant star system

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it ...

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Interstellar comet is only third known object to visit from beyond our solar system - NBC News

The rocky object, named ‘Oumuamua (Hawaiian for “a messenger from afar arriving first”), has a reddish hue and is elongated like a cigar, according to NASA. The only other known interstellar ...

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