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Interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'
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The object seems to be travelling on a steep path - suggesting it came from the Milky Way's "thick disk", an area of ancient ...
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Interesting Engineering on MSN7 billion-year-old mysterious comet is the oldest known guest in our solar systemResearchers at Oxford have discovered that comet 3I/ATLAS may be over 7 billion years old, making it the oldest one we've ...
AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...
The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.
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Scientists preparing comet interceptor after rare third interstellar object spottedSpace scientists say they are preparing a comet interceptor spaceship as the third interstellar object ever detected was ...
A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...
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