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Live Science on MSN · 20h

Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why.

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor.

New Scientist · 2d

Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS might be the oldest comet ever seen

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion years old, almost twice the age of our sun

Good News Network · 2d

Astronomers Spot Interstellar Visitor: a Comet Blazing Through Our Solar System, Just the Third Ever Seen

Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it is blazing through our cosmic cul-de-sac at truly awe-inspiring speeds between the main asteroid belt and Jupiter.

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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 ...

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d

A Rare Interstellar Object Is Blazing Through Our Solar System, Marking Only the Third Cosmic Visitor on Record

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

Rare find: interstellar visitor seen blazing through our Solar System

The object gained an official name, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, on Wednesday. Moving at a record-setting speed for an interstellar ...

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A Mysterious New Visitor Has Entered Our Solar System—Here's What Astronomers Know So Far

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN5d

A New Interstellar Visitor Illuminates the Power and Promise of Modern Sky Surveys

Is the universe communicating with us through the messages of cosmic travelers? The latest find of 3I/ATLAS, an object ...

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