Image credit: David Rankin/Catalina Sky Survey
Joel Kontinen
An intruder from the reaches of time has appeared on Earth.
Scientist said that the intruder comes from outside the solar system. This would
be the third such incident, but it may not be inhabited:
“A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to
be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system. If
confirmed, it will be the third interstellar visitor ever spotted
A11pl3Z is most likely a large asteroid, or maybe
a comet, potentially spanning up to 12 miles (20 kilometres). It is traveling
toward the inner solar system at around 152,000 mph (245,000 km/h)
and is approaching us from the part of the night sky where the bar of the Milky
Way is located.”
The earlier incident features Comet 2I/Borisov, which
was system and Oumuamua, a cigar-shaped object that made headlines in 2017.
Source:
Harry Baker 2025 Astronomers spot potential 'interstellar visitor' A11pl3Z shooting through the solar system toward Earth | Live Science July 3
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