While the comet's precise point of origin remains unclear, the NASA scientists said they believe it hails from a solar system older than our own, which formed about 4.5 billion years ago.
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What If 3I/ATLAS Struck Earth at Full Speed?
Meet comet 3I/Atlas. A collision with this rock would release the same kind of energy that a certain other asteroid did 66 ...
NASA released new images of 3I/ATLAS, the third comet ever to be discovered in Earth's cosmic neighborhood originating from ...
The comet's disintegration is likely the consequence of the sun's powerful gravitational pull, which has caused it to ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, recently observed by Nasa and global space missions, is estimated to be between 5 to 8 billion years old, making it older than Earth itself, according to US Congressman ...
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