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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 ...
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 ...
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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Astronomers Have Traced Our New Interstellar Comet's Origin, And It's a First
The third object known to have entered the Solar System from interstellar space has an origin unlike either of its ...
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 ...
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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See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)
Captured just days after its discovery, the images offer the clearest view yet of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system.