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Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why.

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor.

National Geographic · 1d

Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's not aliens.)

Sky News Australia · 1h

Interstellar object found hurtling through the solar system

Scientists have discovered a large object hurtling through our solar system. It is only the third time a celestial body from beyond our solar system has been observed travelling through it. The object named 3I/ATLAS is believed to be a comet.

A 7-Billion-Year-Old Ice Ball Just Entered Our Solar System

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

Science Daily20h

This interstellar comet may be a frozen relic from before the Sun

A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...

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Mystery space rock blazing through solar system ‘may be oldest comet ever seen’ – and there’s a chance you can spot it

AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...

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Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Solar System Is Coming From the Center of the Galaxy

Astronomers have confirmed that a recently spotted object is an interstellar visitor, and appears to have come from the ...

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