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The only life we know of is here on planet Earth. Extra-terrestrial life remains an open scientific question, though advancements like NASA's James Webb Space Telescope provide significant evidence supporting its possibility. ‌

Saying this, in July this year, eyebrows were raised when astronomers spotted an object moving through the solar system at nearly twice the velocity of previous interstellar visitors , making it the fastest comet we have ever seen. ‌

The object, which was confirmed to be an interstellar comet and was officially named 3I/ATLAS, is far larger than the previous two, with an estimated nucleus - the rocky part of the comet - of around 5.6 kilometres (3.5 miles). ‌

Scientists' interest immediately piqued, especially as there were whispers that it ma

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