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'Interstellar messenger' 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal

Summary by Live Science
The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe.

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is “evaporating” and entering a critical phase: this is what scientists discoveredThe extreme plan to “hun” interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: the mission that could travel to the borders of the solar systemThe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could have between 10,000 and 12 billion years, according to new observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope. If this estimate is confirmed, it would be one of the oldest objects ever detecte…

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