Third interstellar visitor discovered racing through our solar system

A rare visitor from beyond the solar system has just been found streaking through our cosmic neighborhood. On July 1, 2025, the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, detected an object now confirmed to have interstellar origins. Initially tagged A11pl3Z, it has been officially designated 3I/ATLAS and C/2025 N1Continue reading “Third interstellar visitor discovered racing through our solar system”
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