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Astronomers have detected 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object identified, traveling at approximately 240,000 km/h towards the Sun. Its high velocity suggests an origin outside our solar system.

The only other known interstellar object to pay a visit is 2I/Borisov, a comet that was discovered in 2019 by an amateur astronomer named Gennady Borisov. Denise Chow.

The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS. It's officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, and it poses no threat to Earth.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed. The object -- likely a comet -- was first detected in data collected between ...

NASA has named this latest interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, after detecting it this week with the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile.

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