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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 ...
New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the ...
Update: Third-Ever Interstellar Object Is A Comet — How To See It
For only the third time in history, astronomers have identified what they think is an interstellar object — and it could be ...
Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object—this third one is big, bright and fast
Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...
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UH telescope detects solar system’s third known interstellar visitor
The detection of 3I/ATLAS marks our solar system’s third time saying aloha to an interstellar visitor, following the ...
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Astro Bob: Rare interstellar comet pays a visit to our solar system
Based on the comet's brightness and current distance — it's located just inside Jupiter's orbit — scientists estimate its ...
NASA discovers rare interstellar comet travelling from the unknown, scientists are excited: What we know so far
Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1. “It came from outside our solar system and right now, it's inside the orbit of ...