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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.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

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.

NBC News on MSN · 5h

Interstellar comet is only third known object to visit from beyond our solar system

Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the comet poses no danger to Earth and will remain roughly 150 million miles away as it speeds by.

Science News7h

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 American6d

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 ...

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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.

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