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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 ...
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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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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How Rubin’s Automated Eyes May Unveil a Hidden Universe of Interstellar Visitors
Is the solar system full of interstellar vagrants, passing unseen? For decades, it was all conjecture, interrupted only by the brief glimpses of objects such as 1I/’Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. But with ...
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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 ...
An Interstellar Comet Is Here, and Its Age Is Mind-Bending
After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...
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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 ...