The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be older than the Sun based on its chemical composition indicating an ancient origin.

RESEARCH ☄️ Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever seen, may be older than the Sun. An international team measured its carbon and nitrogen isotopes with ESO's Very Large Telescope, revealing a chemistry that points to an ancient, low-metallicity star. 👉 https://www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_13694254/en/the-interstellar-comet-3i/atlas-is-older-than-our-sun @esoastronomy @nature

ICYMI The 3I/ATLAS comet might be older than the Sun itself. Astronomers used our Very Large Telescope to study the composition of 3I/ATLAS, the brightest interstellar object ever spotted ☄️ They found that the comet likely originated in the outskirts of an old star system, indicating that it may be much older than the Sun. Read the full story: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2608/ and check out our video summary 🎥 👇 #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science