3I/ATLAS Discovery

This Could Be the Oldest Object Ever Observed

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June 24, 2026 • 53 views
Original source: Newser
This Could Be the Oldest Object Ever Observed

An interstellar visitor that recently swung through our neighborhood may be one of the oldest things humanity has ever seen up close. Astronomers say the comet 3I/ATLAS, which zipped past the sun and Earth in 2025, could be as much as 12 billion years old—nea…

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