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NASA, solar system and comet

Newsweek on MSN · 17h

NASA detects visitor from outside solar system

NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.

USA TODAY on MSN · 11h

A comet from an entirely different solar system is flying through ours, NASA says

A n interstellar tourist is taking a quick trip through our solar system, becoming one of just three known objects to ever do so, according to NASA. A comet from a solar system outside our own was first noticed on July 1 by a NASA telescope located in Rio Hurtado,

CBS News · 10h

NASA finds new interstellar comet passing through solar system

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.

solar system, interstellar object and Rare

AOL · 11h

Astronomers spot rare interstellar comet speeding through solar system

Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first spotted on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System telescope.

The Washington Post on MSN · 19h

Rare object from beyond our solar system spotted zipping around Earth

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It was first discovered zipping near the sun this fall.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Astronomers Track Object That May Have Originated Outside the Solar System

Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system. Scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system,

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Astronomers may have discovered 3rd-known interstellar visitor

It appears our solar system is getting more popular with out-of-towners. Astronomers have found a third interstellar object, ...

Space on MSN14d

Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

The monstrous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 is the second most distant body originating from the Oort Cloud found to be ...

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Earth Could Be Ejected Out Of The Solar System, Study Warns

Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.

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A Fusion Rocket Could Soon Reach a World We Haven’t Seen Since the Stone Age

Sedna will reach its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, providing a remarkable space-faring opportunity that won’t come ...

Experimental Propulsion Tech Could Reach Mysterious Planet Beyond Pluto in 10 Years

Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...

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Astronomers make groundbreaking discovery about largest comet ever observed flying through deep space

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

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Scientists Spotted the Largest Comet Lying in the Solar System’s Outskirts with Outbursting Gases

NASA observes largest Oort Cloud comet, C/2014 UN271, exploding with CO gas jets, thanks to ALMA’s deep-space capabilities.

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New propulsion systems could enable a mission to Sedna

In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...

ScienceAlert on MSN9d

Record-Sized Comet Seen Belching Jets From Surface as It Heads Our Way

On March 8, ALMA spotted a pair of jets blasting out of the comet's nucleus – its solid icy core. Spectrometry revealed that ...

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Earth might get kicked out of the solar system; scientists sound the alarm

A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing ...

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