Now passing through the constellation Leo, the interstellar object sits at a distance so immense that the light from it takes about 15 minutes to reach us.

This diagram provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has ...

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The New Horizons spacecraft, launched in 2006, is now 60 times farther from the sun than Earth. Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI illustration Zooming through the outer reaches of the solar system, A NASA ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile recently, and ...