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fromFuturism
1 week ago

Four Telescopes Confirm There's Something Deeply Strange About the Mysterious Object Headed Into the Solar System

3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet showing an unprecedentedly high carbon-dioxide-to-water ratio, distant activity at ~6 AU, an unusual dust cocoon, and unknown origins.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

3I/ATLAS: Should we panic about the new interstellar comet? DW 07/08/2025

3I/ATLAS is a safe interstellar comet located 670 million km from the sun, exhibiting typical cometary activity as it passes through the solar system.
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