Study Suggests Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Could Be 12 Billion Years Old
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Michele Debczak
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A study suggests that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which visited our solar system, may be up to 12 billion years old—about three times the age of the solar system. Researchers analyzed the composition of gases emitted by the icy space rock to reach this estimate, making it potentially the oldest object ever observed in our solar system.
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· 2 pulledBased on the composition of gases spewed by the icy space rock, researchers estimate that our guest might be up to 12 billion years old—about three times the age of the solar system
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS might be the oldest object ever seen in our solar system, a study suggests
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