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Interstellar object to visit 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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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 was first discovered zipping near the sun this fall.

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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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Trump’s NASA budget could cede solar system to China, scientists warn

There is a fully tenured NASA spacecraft named Mars Odyssey that has been faithfully orbiting the Red Planet since October ...

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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 ...

We might be wrong about how our solar system formed

A meteorite, Northwest Africa 12264, is questioning the established timeline of our solar system's formation, suggesting ...

The ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 Shortlist Revels in Our Remarkable Solar System

The shortlist for Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 features 30 photographs selected from more than 5,800 global ...

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 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 ...

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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 ...

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The birth of a solar system revealed by planet 'pebbles'

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

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