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Watch: New Interstellar Comet Cruises Through Solar System As It Moves Closer To Earth
Astronomers are meticulously tracking the new interstellar visitor that is crossing our solar system. Officially designated as 3I/ATLAS, this object is a comet that originated outside our solar system will soon make its closest approach to the Sun.
New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream views beginning at 6:00 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT). The feed will showcase imagery from telescopes in Manciano, Italy, weather permitting. Tune in via Virtual Telescope's WebTV, YouTube channel or here on Space.com.
NASA finds new interstellar comet passing through solar system
NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile on Tuesday and confirmed it was a comet from another star system. The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS.
Astronomers discovered 3I/ATLAS, a 10–20 km-wide interstellar comet racing into the solar system. It will reach perihelion in ...
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