Tag: exocomets
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Water’s Ultraviolet Fingerprint Detected in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Interstellar Ice Reaches Our Solar System For millions of years, a fragment of ice and dust wandered between the stars. This summer, that cosmic traveler—named 3I/ATLAS—made a rare entry into our solar system, becoming only the third confirmed interstellar comet. Its journey has already begun to reshape our understanding of how planetary materials form and…
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Ultraviolet fingerprint of water detected in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Interstellar visitors and a long-awaited water signal For millions of years, a fragment of ice and dust drifted between the stars, a sealed bottle released into the cosmic ocean. This summer, that bottle washed ashore in our solar system as 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar comet. In a landmark observation, Auburn University scientists used…