In today's image, we see a diagram showing the orbit od an interstellar visitor to the solar system, known as 3I/ATLAS. This is a comet which comes from outside our solar system based on its trajectory. It will pass between the orbits of Earth and Mars, but is not in danger of striking either planet.

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This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

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