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Gemini north observes comet 3I/ATLAS, the third-known interstellar object
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...
Getting to know 3I/ATLAS, our solar system's newest interstellar visitor
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the ...
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'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year
New simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it ...
Astronomers capture 1st close-up photograph of new interstellar visitor
It's out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system.On July 1, astronomers discovered an object near the orbit of ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS is captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS-N) reveals the comet’s ...
It's out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system.On July 1, astronomers discovered an object near the orbit of Jupiter that was somewhat peculiar. It had a strange orbit, one that didn't ...
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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 ...
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3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system
Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...
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Interstellar object that invaded our solar system might be the 'oldest ever seen'
Scientists discover 3I/ATLAS, a possible 7-billion-year-old comet from deep space. It may rewrite what we know about the ...
3I/ATLAS: Interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...
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 ...
NASA confirms 3I/ATLAS as third interstellar object passing through our solar system
NASA confirms the arrival of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object. The ATLAS project spotted it in June 2025. Its speed ...
New Interstellar Object Comet 3I/ATLAS—What We Know So Far as It Zips through the Solar System
Late in the evening on July 1, a telescope in Chile that is part of the global, NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last ...