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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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NASA identifies newly discovered object as an interstellar comet that will keep a safe distance

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the sky-surveying Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and has confirmed it was a comet from another star system.

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NASA discovers third interstellar comet

July 3 (UPI) -- NASA discovered the third interstellar comet through a survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. The interstellar comet first observed on Tuesday by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Alert System telescope, or ATLAS, has been officially named 3I/ATLAS.

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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 ...

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ESA prepares mission to intercept 'mysterious visitors' as rare interstellar comet spotted

The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its bold "Comet Interceptor" Mission after 3I/ATLAS became the third interstellar ...

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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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NASA Detects Visitor From Outside Solar System

NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.

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 third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system

For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system. First named A11pl3Z and now designated as ...

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