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Harry Baker

DARK SECRETS: Astronomers are racing to study our solar system s newest interstellar visitor here s why | Vintage Vibes

Looped video footage showing the location of the comet in a moving starscape.

The astronomical community is abuzz over a newly discovered "interstellar object," only the third of its kind ever seen, which is currently shooting toward us on a one-way trip through the solar system.

The race is now on to study the alien interloper, named 3I/ATLAS, before it leaves forever.

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