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Researchers used data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission to trace 3I/ATLAS's origin to the Milky Way's thin disk, estimating its age at up to 10 billion years.
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A Message in a Bottle from Another Star
For millions of years, a fragment of ice and dust drifted through interstellar space, its origin, a distant planetary system. This summer, that fragment finally entered our Solar System, becoming only the third confirmed interstellar visitor and earning the designation 3I/ATLAS. When astronomers at Auburn University pointed NASA's Swift Observatory toward this icy chunk, they detected water vapour streaming from its surface. It was revealed thro…
It comes from a distant star system and is billions of years older than the sun. On its flight through our system, this visitor now shows a behavior that was not expected. read more on t3n.de
Comet 3I/ATLAS, one of the few known objects that does not belong to our solar system, has awakened a new wave of interest in the astronomical community. Researchers have proposed that its place of origin could be on the thick disk of the Milky Way, an area of our galaxy that rarely starred in headlines and whose composition still holds many secrets. Since its detection, this comet has stood out for its unusual trajectory and a chemical composit…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS doesn’t come from our corner of the Milky Way, and could be a time capsule from the early Galaxy, new research on its trajectory suggests. Photograph of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS taken in July 2025 at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile (Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist). Image processing: J. Miller and M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab),…
Scientists Have Made An Incredible Revelation About Where Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Came From
A team of astronomers has attempted to uncover the mysterious origins of 3I/ATLAS, a recently discovered interstellar comet hurtling through our Solar System. Traveling nearly twice as fast as previous visitors like ‘Oumuamua and Comet Borisov, this cosmic wanderer has captivated scientists eager to understand where it came from and how long it has been […] The post Scientists Have Made An Incredible Revelation About Where Interstellar Object 3I…
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