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Interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'

Space.com on MSN · 18h

Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'

However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially believed. 3I/ATLAS could be around 3 billion years older than our 4.5 billion-year-old solar system and thus any comet ever before observed.

Phys.org on MSN · 18h

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.

BBC on MSN · 16h

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.

Texas Public Radio6h

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 ...

12hon MSN

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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