New Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Approaches Solar System
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A newly discovered interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, is traveling through our solar system at high speed and is set to make its closest approach to the Sun and Mars in late 2025. It is likely a comet and has been observed via a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project, providing a rare view of an interstellar visitor. The object poses no threat to Earth and will be studied until it leaves the solar system next year.
- Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream today (July 3) Live Science
- NASA Discovers Interstellar Comet Moving Through Solar System NASA Science (.gov)
- Astronomers spot an interstellar object zipping through our solar system CNN
- A11pl3Z: Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS New Scientist
- Scientists spot mystery object believed to come from beyond solar system The Guardian
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