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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image

New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it ...

Harvard Physicist Claims New Interstellar Comet is Alien Probe

"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.
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This comet may be older than our solar system

Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...

Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
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☄️ An interstellar visitor soon visible to the naked eye in the sky?

A visitor from beyond is currently passing through our Solar System at a staggering speed. This celestial body, named 3I/ATLAS, could be one of the oldest objects ever observed. Astronomers ...
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The Vera Rubin Observatory could find dozens of interstellar objects

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system. But with the Rubin Observatory now scanning ...
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Comet 3I/ATLAS is captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS-N) reveals the comet’s ...

It's out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system.On July 1, astronomers discovered an object near the orbit of Jupiter that was somewhat peculiar. It had a strange orbit, one that didn't ...
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Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb suggests that if interstellar object 3I/ATLAS isn't a comet, nor an asteroid, it may have been ...