In July 2025, astronomers spotted something remarkable passing through our Solar System, an object that had not come from ...

Strange interstellar comet speculated to be alien spacecraft is older than Solar System - Scientists say comet represents preserved fragment of ancient planetary system ...

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Based on evidence collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have found that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could ...

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PARIS, France — An interstellar comet that blazed past the Sun last year could be nearly three times older than our Solar System and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, ...

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It was initially thought to have formed between three and 10 billion years ago, but researchers have now found that it could be even older, originating from an ancient planetary system nearly 12 ...