Ancient Interstellar Visitor: A 7-Billion-Year-Old Ice Ball Enters Our Solar System
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A newly discovered interstellar comet named 3I/ATLAS may be over 7 billion years old, making it the oldest comet observed, originating from the Milky Way’s thick disk, and providing valuable insights into ancient interstellar objects and their role in galaxy evolution.
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- See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video) Space
- The Interstellar Visitor Hurtling Toward the Center of Our Star System Is Unimaginably Ancient, Scientists Say Yahoo
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