The object — thought to be a comet — is only the third-ever confirmed interstellar visitor to pass through our cosmic neighborhood. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the comet poses no danger to Earth and will remain roughly 150 million miles away as it speeds by, according to NASA.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in the coming months