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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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Newly spotted comet is third interstellar object seen in our solar system

Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object has been observed visiting our 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 discoveries of ʻOumuamua in 2017 and comet 2I/Borisov in 2019.

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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A rare celestial visitor from beyond our solar system is here now

There's a new interstellar comet in the neighborhood! Known as 3I/ATLAS, this comet poses no threat to Earth – but it does ...

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