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🔬 Science
April 27, 2026 at 07:26 PM
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Came From an Extremely Cold, Lonely Region of the Milky Way Galaxy, New Research Suggests
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Astronomers discovered that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS originated from a frigid, distant region of the Milky Way, based on its unique 'heavy' water composition.
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