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Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

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VLT observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal unusual chemical ratios, suggesting it formed around an ancient star and may be older than the Sun.

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It is the third discovered interstellar object and the most brilliant ever seen.The tests of the studies of the different teams point to that 3I/ATLAS is more than twice as old as the Sun.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Comet 3I/Atlas visited our solar system late last year. It likely comes from another solar system and may be among the oldest objects we have seen.

·Finland
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Nanowerk broke the news on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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