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A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

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Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...

New research has revealed everything astronomers currently know about the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...

In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

Researchers at Oxford have discovered that comet 3I/ATLAS may be over 7 billion years old, making it the oldest one we've ...