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NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name
Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year.
NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.
“What’s amazing [about 3I/ATLAS ] is we discovered this on its way into the solar system,” says Pamela Gay, an Illinois-based astronomer with the Planetary Science Institute. That means ...
A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It was first discovered zipping near the sun this fall.
I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.
Solar System Planets. Astronomy articles on the eight planets, plus the two dwarf planets, Pluto and Eris. Great pictures of everything in the solar system. Updated daily.
The Voyager probes we sent from Earth back in the 70s found an incredible 'wall of fire' at the edge of our solar system ...
Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...
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