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Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

ESO, 2026. ESO.

ESO release, 6 July 2026, on the VLT carbon and nitrogen isotope results: 3I is older than the Sun and came from a cold, distant birthplace.

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ESO (2026). Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. ESO. https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2608/
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