A NASA-funded telescope in Chile identified a comet from interstellar space on July 1, marking a significant astronomical discovery. The ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado first observed the object,

NASA confirms third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, traveling at 152,000 mph. The rare comet will pass closest to the Sun on October 30 and could be visible to telescopes in the coming months.

NASA has discovered 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object, now passing through our solar system from the direction of Sagittarius