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Interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'

Space.com on MSN · 14h

Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'

However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially believed. 3I/ATLAS could be around 3 billion years older than our 4.5 billion-year-old solar system and thus any comet ever before observed.

Phys.org on MSN · 14h

3I/ATLAS: Interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar system by more than 3 billion years, researchers say.

Daily Jang · 4h

3I/ATLAS: Mysterious comet older than Sun discovered by astronomers

British astronomers have discovered a mysterious object from space that is likely the oldest comet ever observed.This comet called, 3I/ATLAS contains a lot of water ice and is unique because it didn't come from our solar system.

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Comet believed to be 3 billion years older than our solar system

Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...

Texas Public Radio2h

A rare interstellar comet is headed our way in October. Here's how you could view it

Kareta says that come October, when the comet gets closer to Earth, "under dark skies ... with a big telescope and some ...

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An Interstellar Comet Is Here, and Its Age Is Mind-Bending

After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...

SYFY on MSN1d

NASA Astronomers Just Discovered a Comet that Flew Here from Interstellar Space

The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of ...

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Scientists preparing comet interceptor after rare third interstellar object spotted

Space scientists say they are preparing a comet interceptor spaceship as the third interstellar object ever detected was ...

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