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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Came From an Extremely Cold, Lonely Region of the Milky Way Galaxy, New Research Suggests
Scientists said the comet contains unusually high deuterium, a chemical clue that points to formation in an extremely cold, isolated part of the Milky Way.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Came From an Extremely Cold, Lonely Region of the Milky Way Galaxy, New Research Suggests
Astronomers analyzed the vapors coming off the comet when it neared the sun and found it had a lot of "heavy" water. That hints it grew up in a frigid planetary system, possibly before its home star formed
·United States
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Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way
The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system, astronomers reported Thursday.
·Miami, United States
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