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NASA has released new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by various ground and space telescopes.

Officials also dismissed conspiracy theories that the comet could be extraterrestrial technology, stating it behaves like a comet.

The comet 3I/ATLAS, which is not a threat to Earth, is projected to pass within about 170 million miles of our planet on Dec. 19.

A comet that is likely much, much older than our solar system has spent months traipsing through Earth's neighborhood. And at long last, NASA , named 3I/ATLAS.

And no, it's not an alien spaceship.

A trove of photos the U.S. space agency dropped reveal fascinating new characteristics of 3I/ATLAS, which has since it was first spotted at the beginning of July by a ground telescope in Chile. The visi

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