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3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide — the largest interstellar object ever seen — new photos from Vera C. Rubin Observatory revealDetailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is roughly 7 miles wide, making it the largest of its kind ever seen.
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Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguiseA controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope imageNew photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it shoots toward us through the solar system.
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'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this yearNew simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it could be more than 3 billion years older than the solar system.
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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.
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3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system
Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS.
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Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestreamYou can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.
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NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new nameExperts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year.
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