Interstellar Objects

Alien comet reveals our solar system is the oddball

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April 25, 2026 • 49 views
Original source: Scientific American
Alien comet reveals our solar system is the oddball

Measurements of this interstellar comet’s molecular makeup show an excess of heavy water molecules that is dramatically different from anything known to have ever formed around our sun

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