Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet | BBC News

A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists.

Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our own solar system, the team from Oxford University suggests.

It is only the third time we have detected an object that has come from beyond our solar system.

The preliminary findings were presented on Friday at the national meeting of the UK's Royal Astronomical Society in Durham.

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Post from BBC News on July 12, 2025