A new interstellar presence has made its presence known:
There’s a new object in the solar system headed toward the sun, and it appears it came from interstellar space. We only know of two other interstellar objects that have entered into our solar system before, ‘Oumuamua and Comet 2I/Borisov. The nature of ‘Oumuamua is still a matter of debate, and the second was a comet from another solar system. And now we have a third interstellar visitor. First named A11pl3Z, the object is now designated as 3I/ATLAS, or C/2025 N1. The object’s trajectory indicates it didn’t originate inside our own solar system.
The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center first added the object to their Near-Earth Object confirmation list on July 1, 2025. The object is also on NASA/JPL’s website for Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page under A11pl3Z. Despite being listed as a near-Earth object, there is no fear of it hitting Earth or even coming particularly close.
So what is the new visitor? Well, it’s likely either a comet or an asteroid. Current indications are leaning toward it being a comet.
Source: https://earthsky.org/space/new-interstellar-object-candidate-heading-toward-the-sun-a11pl3z/
A comet is usually indicative of some manner of sword or conflict. An interstellar visitor from the galactic disk, as this article believes this object to be, would imply an interstellar conflict. It is interesting to note that at the time of the article, the object appears out of the sky as though it were fired from the bow of the archer, Sagittarius/Kislev. A comet also has the connotation of being a kind of arrow. This one is on a path near the sun, so it is more moving from the direction of Kislev/Sagittarius instead of moving as though it had been shot from the bow of the archer. One wonders if behind this specific “shot” whether one might find a dragon…