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Fastest comet ever recorded comes from beyond our solar system

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped images of a recently discovered interstellar visitor hurtling through our solar system. Traveling at 130,000 mph, 3I/ATLAS is the fastest comet ever observed by astronomers—the comet’s velocity hints at its ancient origins, as well as its potential impending, fiery fate.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 2d

See the Sharpest Image Yet of an Interstellar Comet Passing Through the Solar System

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a high-speed comet traveling through our solar system. Scientists say the comet poses no danger to the Earth, and Hubble’s observations will help them learn more about this interstellar visitor.

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NASA's Hubble telescope captures sharpest image yet of comet racing through solar system

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured its most detailed image yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The rare comet is expected to remain visible to ground-based telescopes through September before passing behind the Sun and reappearing during the winter.

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Harvard scientist issues concerning warning over mystery interstellar object zooming through our solar system

A Harvard scientist has issued a concerning warning over a mystery interstellar object. Currently zooming through it, NASA ...

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What we know about the interstellar object that has suddenly appeared in our solar system

Is it an alien spaceship or an ancient comet? That’s the question puzzling UFO enthusiasts, NASA, and the European Space ...

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A comet going 130,000 mph is visiting our solar system from another star. The Hubble telescope just took its picture.

Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to ...

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The mysterious 'dark comets' prowling our Solar System

These strange objects could explain how water arrived on Earth, but may also be a previously unrecognised threat to our ...

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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 ...

Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector review

Is it a STEM kit? Is it a star projector? Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector review will give you all the details.

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Spacecraft designed that could reach solar system 25 trillion miles away

Have you ever heard of Alpha Centauri? It's the star system closest to our own, and engineers now think they could make a ...

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The Georgia Meteorite That Carries the Solar System’s Earliest History

It’s older than the Earth.” In a mere five words, planetary geologist Scott Harris summed up the staggering nature of a ...

Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'

"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | ...

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