August 31 , 2025
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- The recently discovered object could be an artificial craft rather than a natural celestial body.
- The object, currently named 3I/Atlas, is believed to have characteristics different from those of a comet or meteor.
- 3I/Atlas is a comet discovered in July 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope.
- It is the third interstellar visitor confirmed to pass through the solar system.
- The first was 1I/’Oumuamua in 2017, and the second was 2I/Borisov in 2019.
- It will stay at least 1.6 astronomical units away from Earth and is not a threat.
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