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A mysterious object from another star system is racing through our Solar System, and every major space telescope is watching. The more astronomers learn about 3I/ATLAS, the stranger it becomes.

Chinese scientists' claims that their "Sky Eye" telescope could have picked up signals from intelligent aliens have been met ...

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