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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 ...
On July 1, scientists discovered a mysterious object hurtling through our solar system.  Nicknamed 3I/ATLAS, astronomers say ...
The object seems to be travelling on a steep path - suggesting it came from the Milky Way's "thick disk", an area of ancient ...
New research presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) in Durham suggests a ...
Researchers at Oxford have discovered that comet 3I/ATLAS may be over 7 billion years old, making it the oldest one we've ...
A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...
AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...
However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...
Astrophysicists suggest our galaxy may lie inside a "cosmic void" - offering a new explanation for the universe’s conflicting ...
Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the ...
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C ...
The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly?