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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 12 Billion Years Old, Almost Three Times Older Than the Solar System (opens in new tab)

Covers Livestreaming events around the world to see the first images from the Rubin Observatory

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

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