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Should We Panic About Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS?
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Astronomers Monitor Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas
3i/Atlas is only the third celestial object ever detected, following the interstellar asteroid 1i/Oumuamua in 2017 and the interstellar comet 2i/Borisov in 2019. Images of 3i/Atlas captured by the Atlas telescope. Image credit: University of Hawaii. The 3i/Atlas is currently about 670 million km (420 million miles) from the Sun and is expected to make [...] The post Astronomers Monitor Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas appeared first on Mondo News.
Astronomers have confirmed the detection of 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet that will speed through the solar system. It will pass between the orbits of Mars and Earth in October, offering a unique opportunity to study distant cosmic visitors. Chilean astronomers are monitoring the passage of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from observatories in Atacama Desert as it crosses the solar system. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS…
At a high speed, a comet crosses the solar system, which probably originates from the interstellar space. For the Earth, the 20-kilometre object is harmless. However, it should become even better visible.
It circulates through social networks a message that ensures that “the end of the world” is approaching because NASA has detected “an interstellar object” called 3I/ATLAS that “could impact the earth at any time.” But it is misleading. Although it is true that this comet crosses the solar system, NASA does not consider it a threat to the Earth. It is called “interstellar” because it comes from outside the solar system. What is shared by social n…
On July 1st, the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System) observation telescope immortalized the passage through the interstellar space of a new comet, officially called 3I/ATLAS.
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