NASA Confirms Interstellar Object Approaching Our Solar System
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NASA has confirmed that the mysterious object 3I/ATLAS, initially thought to be an asteroid, is an interstellar comet passing through our solar system, with a trajectory that suggests it originated from beyond our sun. It will make its closest approach to the sun in October and to Mars before leaving the solar system, posing no threat to Earth.
- NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name Live Science
- NASA Discovers Interstellar Comet Moving Through Solar System NASA Science (.gov)
- Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream today (July 3) Live Science
- Scientists spot mystery object believed to come from beyond solar system The Guardian
- Large Unidentified Object Detected Entering Our Solar System Yahoo
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