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Astronomers spot speedy object that's travelled from outside the Solar System

It's only the third time that experts have spotted an object in the Milky Way that's come from a different solar system. Find out more here.

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

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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.

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system

Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar object based on its odd path and extreme speed cutting through the solar system. He estimates its size at roughly 25 miles (40 kilometers) across.

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A rare celestial visitor from beyond our solar system is here now

There's a new interstellar comet in the neighborhood! Known as 3I/ATLAS, this comet poses no threat to Earth – but it does ...

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You’re Closer Than You Think to the Perfect View of the Milky Way

Admire our galaxy’s dramatic galactic core—a sparkly bulge of stars and gas—while summer’s short ‘Milky Way season’ lasts ...

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Milky Way season is here. How to see the cosmic show in Nashville on Fourth of July and beyond

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.

Science News21h

A third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system

For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.

Scientific American7d

How a Passing Star Could Oust Planets from the Solar System

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

The Milky Way will be visible this weekend. Here's how to see it

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

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