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Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through Solar System

Space Daily Sunday, 6 July 2025 ()
Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through Solar SystemParis (AFP) July 3, 2025

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System - only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. The visitor from the stars, designated 3I/Atlas, is likely the largest yet detected, and has been classified as a comet, or cosmic snowball. "It looks kind of fuzzy," Peter Veres, an astrono
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