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Interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'

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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.

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New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.

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Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet

A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our own solar system, suggests the team from Oxford university.

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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 ...

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3I/ATLAS: Interstellar comet is probably much older than the solar system

A week and a half after its discovery, there are clues about the origin and age of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS – and ...

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What Is an Interstellar Comet? NASA’s Latest Discovery Explained

Discover the rare interstellar comet 3i/Atlas, recently confirmed by NASA in July 2025. Learn what makes interstellar comets ...

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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 encountered.

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Mystery discovery in space is most likely the 'oldest comet ever seen', say researchers

The object seems to be travelling on a steep path - suggesting it came from the Milky Way's "thick disk", an area of ancient ...

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3I/ATLAS: Scientific paper details what's known about the third-ever interstellar object

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...

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