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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 3h

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 appears to be a comet and is thought to have flown in from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius,

Space.com on MSN · 11h

New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.

ZME Science on MSN · 1h

Interstellar comet: Everything We Know About 3I/ATLAS

3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1, is a comet from interstellar space, meaning it originated in another star system and entered our solar system on a one-time flyby. It was first spotted by the ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile (a NASA-funded program designed to scan the sky for potentially dangerous asteroids).

Solar System, Interstellar Object and Astronomers

Hoodline · 16m

Astronomers in Hawaiʻi Spot Third Known Interstellar Object Passing Through Our Solar System

Astronomers in Hawaiʻi detected the solar system's third interstellar object, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, which poses no threat to Earth.

CNN on MSN · 4d

Astronomers spot an interstellar object zipping through our solar system

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, speeding through our celestial neighborhood.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

Newly spotted comet is third interstellar object seen in our solar system

Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object has been observed visiting our solar system.

1don MSN

Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object—this third one is big, bright and fast

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...

4don MSN

An interstellar object is passing through our solar system right now, and you can stream it live online

I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected. You can stream the object live today, or maybe see it from your ...

India Today on MSN11h

Is Earth in danger from interstellar object passing through Solar System?

Its closest approach to the Sun will occur around October 30, just inside Mars’ orbit, at 1.4 AU, before it continues its ...

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Update: Third-Ever Interstellar Object Is A Comet — How To See It

For only the third time in history, astronomers have identified what they think is an interstellar object — and it could be ...

Astronomy on MSN3d

Astronomers race to learn more about third interstellar visitor

Newfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.

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