# ESO 2026: Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

> ESO, 2026. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. ESO 2026. Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet…

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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.

**3I/ATLASSecondary source** Web page0

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[High carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in CN](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3T4VZPQZ/high-carbon-and-nitrogen-isotope-ratios-in-cn)

Evidence

EVD

[VLT nitrogen and carbon isotopes published](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/events/EVT0DFQ70AS0TE6/vlt-nitrogen-and-carbon-isotopes-published)

EVT

[3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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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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[Read it free at eso.org](https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2608/)

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