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A new visitor from beyond our solar system is hurtling towards us. Larger and older than ‘Oumuamua, it's unlike anything we've seen before. This massive, fast-moving comet, named 3I/ATLAS, is the third interstellar object ever detected and promises to reveal new secrets about the cosmos. In this video, we explore what makes this celestial traveler so unique and what mysteries it might unlock as it makes its close approach to the Sun. This was our first video about 3I/ATLAS. Check out our more recent updates here: Part 2: https://youtu.be/bwJgcflf0lM Part 3: https://youtu.be/zk0YoiJDSSQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: "Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System", via fallingstar.com https://astrumspace.info/ATLAS "Discovery and Preliminary Characterization of a Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS", via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/3IATLAS "Minor Planet Center (MPC)", via iau.org https://astrumspace.info/MinorPlanetCentre "Rare find: interstellar visitor seen blazing through our Solar System", via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/rarefind "NASA Discovers Interstellar Comet Moving Through Solar System", via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/interstellarcomet "About LCO", via lco.global https://astrumspace.info/LasCumbres "MPEC 2025-N12 : 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS)", via minorplanetcentre.net https://astrumspace.info/C2025N1 "Visible and near-infrared observations of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov with the 10.4-m GTC and the 3.6-m TNG telescopes", via academic.oup.com https://astrumspace.info/Borisov "'Oumuamua", via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/Oumuamua "Interstellar Objects", via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/interstellarobjects "The Kinematic Age of 3I/ATLAS and its Implications for Early Planet Formation", via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/3IATLASage "Horizons System", via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/HorizonsApp ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Edie Abrahams Video Editor: Suhith Researcher: Edie Abrahams Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner Executive Producer: Raquel Taylor Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #astrum #space #3IATLAS #Oumuamua