3I, ATLAS and interstellar comet
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The MeerKAT radio telescope detected hydroxyl radicals from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, suggesting it's shedding a ton of water
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been found to contain water, marking a significant discovery in understanding cometary evolution. With an age of seven billion years, it presents a rare chance to study the chemical signatures of an alien planetary system.
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3I/ATLAS huge breakthrough: NASA detects Fingerprint of Water — Does it confirm life beyond Earth?
The comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Hawaii, marks the third recorded interstellar object, following the discoveries of 1I/‘Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.
Astronomers detect doubly deuterated heavy water in a planetary formation disk for the first time ever in a system named V883 Ori.