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12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our solar system

  • June 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our solar system
One year ago, on July 1, 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the solar system. Detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), the object was quickly recognized as something special.

Originally published at Phys.org

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