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Giant Object From Deep Space Spotted Blazing Through Our Solar System
- On July 1, 2025, a Chile-based observatory part of NASA's ATLAS survey discovered an object named 3I/Atlas passing through our solar system.
- Astronomers confirmed 3I/Atlas is the third interstellar object detected, following Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, with a highly eccentric orbit.
- The object, estimated 10 to 20 km wide, travels over 60 km per second, has a comet-like fuzzy appearance with some gas, and will pass just inside Mars’ orbit without threatening Earth.
- Matthew Payne stated that the numerous observations have made it nearly certain the object originates from outside our solar system, while Avi Loeb described this finding as the topic he currently finds most compelling.
- Scientists see 3I/Atlas as a rare chance to study extrasolar material, but missions to intercept it are unfeasible, and many similar objects may drift unnoticed through the solar system.
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Mars is approaching an unknown comet. It could be the third interstellar object discovered so far in our solar system.
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elDiarioARThe object detected by telescopes around the world in the last hours is named 3I/ATLAS after its external origin has been officially confirmed and it is a comet
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The object is probably 10 to 20 kilometers tall. According to ESA, it poses no danger to the Earth.
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