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NASA Discovers Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS

7/15/2025

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NASA has unveiled the discovery of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever identified, following the enigmatic 1I/‘Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. Captured by the Very Large Telescope, this comet, with its striking hyperbolic orbit, is currently a staggering 600 million kilometers from the Sun and is set to make its closest approach to Earth in late October 2025.

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NASA has unveiled the discovery of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever identified, following the enigmatic 1I/‘Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. Captured by the Very Large Telescope, this comet, with its striking hyperbolic orbit, is currently a staggering 600 million kilometers from the Sun and is set to make its closest approach to Earth in late October 2025.