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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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NASA Astronomers Just Discovered a Comet that Flew Here from Interstellar Space
The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of ...
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 ...
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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Why scientists are so excited about the newfound interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (op-ed)
The scientific and cultural impact of 3I/ATLAS over the coming months and years will serve as an exemplar of what astronomy ...
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 ...