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Saying goodbye to comet 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar visitor that briefly called our solar system home

Learn how you can say farewell to comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes by Earth on Dec. 19, 2025, and what we have learned during its ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Earth Friday. Here are the latest images

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday. New X-ray images could shed light on its composition.
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Rare object from another star spotted zipping around our solar system

A newly discovered interstellar comet is hurtling around us, only the third interloper object to be observed in our solar system. It is not expected to pose an impact risk to Earth, but telescopes ...
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It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet

3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy. By Kenneth Chang For only the third time, astronomers have found ...