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Back to Episodes2025 December 01 - 3I ATLAS: Tails of an Interstellar Comet
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In today's image, we see 3I ATLAS which is a visitor to our solar system from another distant solar system. It was likely ejected from a distant solar system many millions of years ago and happened to wander into our solar system to visit before heading back out into interstellar space.
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