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12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our Solar System (opens in new tab)

Covers Livestreaming events around the world to see the first images from the Rubin ObservatoryCovered by kite.kagi.com, ZME Science

A process called ‘hot bottom burning’ helped scientists determine the age of 3I/ATLAS.

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Webb links comet 3I/ATLAS to origins 12 billion years ago

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 12 Billion Years Old, Almost Three Times Older Than the Solar System