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NASA finds new interstellar comet passing through solar system
NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile on Tuesday and confirmed it was a comet from another star system. The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS.
NASA detected a comet that originated from interstellar space
The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in Rio Hurtado first spotted the object streaking in from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. At the time, it was about 420 million miles (670 million km) from Earth, roughly the distance to Jupiter, and moving at a blistering 152,000 mph (245,000 km/h).
The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its bold "Comet Interceptor" Mission after 3I/ATLAS became the third interstellar ...
The platform is using its technology allowing all to view the 3I/ATLAS live as it travels toward the Sun. This is accessible ...
Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...
For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.
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