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New Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Oldest Yet and Potentially Spectacular

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Source: Live Science
New Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Oldest Yet and Potentially Spectacular
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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, potentially the oldest ever observed from Earth, is racing toward the sun and may develop a large tail as it approaches, with its origins likely from the galaxy's thick disk, making it possibly over 3 billion years old.

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  1. 'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year  Live Science
  2. Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?  National Geographic
  3. Astronomers Have Traced Our New Interstellar Comet's Origin, And It's a First  ScienceAlert
  4. Preliminary Anomalies of 3I/ATLAS  Avi Loeb – Medium
  5. Getting to know 3I/ATLAS, our solar system's newest interstellar visitor  Phys.org

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