Summary
NASA found a comet that came from another star system using the Atlas telescope in Chile. This comet is the third interstellar object known to pass through our solar system. It will pass safely by Earth, getting closest to the sun in late October.
Key Facts
- NASA discovered the comet with the Atlas telescope in Chile.
- It is the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system.
- The comet poses no threat to Earth.
- It is currently 416 million miles from the sun, near Jupiter.
- The comet will pass closest to the sun between the orbits of Mars and Earth in late October.
- The comet is called 3I/Atlas and will be visible with a telescope through September.
- It appears bigger and is moving faster than previous interstellar comets.
- The comet likely traveled through space for hundreds of millions of years.
