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NASA study finds interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may contain 10-billion-year-old material
Findings suggest comet originated in ancient cosmic nursery
2 Oct 31 · 8d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
Analysis indicates 3I/ATLAS may have formed in a prestellar core or planet-forming disk around one of the Milky Way's oldest stars, possibly assembled more than 7 billion years before the Sun's formation, making it a pristine sample of early solar system chemistry.
NASA Solar System Exploration Division Research team leadJames Webb Space Telescope Observational instrument
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1 outlet Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Just Got Even Weirder, And May Contain 10-Billion-Year-Old Material
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