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NASA Detects Visitor From Outside Solar System
NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.
Science News5h
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.
Space.com10h
New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...
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 ...
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 ...
It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet
I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
New Scientist11h
Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS
An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...
Study claims a passing star could fling Earth out of the solar system
New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.
QuickCheck: Is there a planet in our solar system that spins the wrong way?
The sun rises from the east, and sets in the west - this is a well-established fact for the longest time, and this is due to ...