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  "path": "/astronomy/comets/astronomers-find-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-hiding-in-images-taken-before-its-official-discovery",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T10:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was almost called 3I/Rubin, after researchers found that the giant survey telescope coincidentally spotted this visitor from the stars over a week before it was officially discovered.",
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