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Forget Alien Spacecrafts: Could Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Be A Planet-Forming Seed?

Fast-moving objects like interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be planet-forming seeds, potentially helping to solve an old Solar System mystery. On July 1, 2025, astronomers spotted an object moving ...
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Losing Buckets Of Water Every Second – And It's Got Cyanide

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
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How interstellar objects similar to 3I/ATLAS could jump-start planet formation around infant stars

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS that have been captured in planet-forming discs around young stars could become the seeds of giant planets, bypassing a hurdle that theoretical models have ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found spewing water far from the Sun; researchers say it may hold clues to how life travels across the universe

Scientists have detected signs of water on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known object to enter our solar system from another star system. Two spacecraft orbiting Mars, the ExoMars ...