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Astronomers discover 3I/ATLAS – Third interstellar object to visit Solar System

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306 points gammarator | 1 comments | 03 Jul 25 03:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.476s | source

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andrewstuart ◴[03 Jul 25 11:33 UTC] No.44453935[source]▶
They’re always coming through.

The solar system is an interstellar highway.

Chariots Of The Gods, man.

But seriously, why would interstellar objects come towards our solar system?

It seems strange. Does gravity do that?

If there’s two within ten years then there has to be a veritable swarm of these things traveling between the stars - is that right or wrong?

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1. hermitcrab ◴[03 Jul 25 15:17 UTC] No.44455929[source]▶
Objects can get flung out of solar systems when they pass close to large objects. Similar to how spacecraft get gravity assists.