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Interstellar comet may be oldest object seen in our solar system, scientists say
Observations suggest comet spent billions of years on ‘vast unimaginable trajectories’ around our galaxy An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic back yard, astronomers said on Monday. The comet 3I/Atlas is just the third visitor from beyond our solar system that humanity has ever observed, its unusual brightness offering scientists an unprecedented opportunity to study something that came from elsewhere in the galaxy. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Interstellar comet may be oldest object seen in our solar system, scientists say, Observations suggest comet spent billions of years on ‘vast unimaginable trajectories’ around our galaxy An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic back yard, astronomers said on Monday. The comet 3I/Atlas is just the third visitor from beyond our solar system that humanity has ever observed, its unusual brightness offering scientists an unprecedented opportunity to study something that came from elsewhere in the galaxy. Continue reading…
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- Interstellar comet may be oldest object seen in our solar system, scientists sayThe Guardian - 2026-06-22T16:37:49+00:00
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