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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 ...
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7 billion-year-old mysterious comet is the oldest known guest in our solar system
Researchers at Oxford have discovered that comet 3I/ATLAS may be over 7 billion years old, making it the oldest one we've ...
Astronomers think newly discovered comet may be way older than the sun
The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...
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An alien comet is now passing through our solar system. Here's what we know
On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...
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A rare interstellar comet is headed our way in October. Here's how you could view it
Kareta says that come October, when the comet gets closer to Earth, "under dark skies ... with a big telescope and some ...
Mystery space rock blazing through solar system ‘may be oldest comet ever seen’ – and there’s a chance you can spot it
AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...
From beyond the stars: Comet from another galaxy enters our solar system
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a cosmic first for this decade, astronomers have identified a mysterious comet from another galaxy — ...
New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...