A process called hot bottom burning helped scientists determine that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is about 12 billion years old — nearly 3x older than the solar system. #interstellarcomet #3iatlas #cosmicage
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 12 Billion Years Old, Almost Three Times Older Than the Solar System
A process called ‘hot bottom burning’ helped scientists determine the age of 3I/ATLAS.
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