A mystery alien object that has come from interstellar space has been spotted travelling through the Solar System.
The object, thought to be about 12 miles in diameter, is likely to be a comet or asteroid and is heading towards the Sun.
It is only the third time that an interstellar object has been seen inside the Solar System and experts are hoping it might give clues about alien star systems.
The object, originally called A11pl3Z and now known as 3I/Atlas, will make its closest approach to the Sun about Oct 30 but amateur astronomers on Earth should be able to pick it up from August.
The object was discovered by amateur astronomers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (Atlas) – a network of four telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa – which was set up to give an early warning of dangerous asteroids.
Nasa confirmed the object poses no threat to Earth and will remain at a distance of about 150 million miles.
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