Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor: a comet from beyond our Solar System.Officially named 3I/ATLAS, this newly identified interstellar object is only the third of its kind ever observed, following the famous 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.
Those objects are flying by very fast. I wonder if we could have a probe slingshot, using the comet as gravity assist. But they’re probably not massive enough.
We’ll see what happens in due time. Their interceptor won’t launch until 2029.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Comet_Interceptor