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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.
NASA Confirms Arrival of New Interstellar Object in Our Solar System: Here’s What We Know
“On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of a comet that originated from interstellar space,” read a statement issued by NASA on July 2.
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The robotic spacecraft Psyche has regained propulsion after a snag cut its propellant system in April. Engineers had to ...
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