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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 ...
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 ...
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See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)
The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves ...
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 ...
A Mysterious New Visitor Has Entered Our Solar System—Here's What Astronomers Know So Far
For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...
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A Rare Interstellar Object Is Blazing Through Our Solar System, Marking Only the Third Cosmic Visitor on Record
Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...
A comet from an entirely different solar system is flying through ours, NASA says
Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...