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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in a Frigid Milky Way Region

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Source: Space
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in a Frigid Milky Way Region
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ALMA measurements of deuterated water in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show it formed in a far colder, chemically distinct region of the Milky Way than the solar system, with deuterated-water content about 30 times higher than solar-system comets and roughly 40 times Earth's oceans.

Topics:sciencespace#3iatlas#alma#comet#deuterated-water#interstellar#space
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  1. Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system  Space
  2. Scientists trace latest interstellar comet’s home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way  AP News
  3. Comet 3I/ATLAS was born in a region of the Galaxy vastly different from our Solar System, billions of years ago  BBC Sky at Night Magazine
  4. Fastest comet ever recorded spewed 70 Olympic pools’ worth of water daily  Yahoo
  5. Water D/H in 3I/ATLAS as a probe of formation conditions in another planetary system  Nature

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