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Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time

Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time

The Hubble Space Telescope has caught its first glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS. The comet is just the third object humanity has observed entering the solar system from beyond its limits. Prior to 3I/ATLAS, the previous two “interstellar invaders” were 1I/’Oumuamua, spotted in 2017, and 2I/Borisov, detected in 2019. Both have now left the solar system, though other interstellar bodies are …

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