3I/ATLAS: Alien Comet Holds 7 Billion-Year-Old Water

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A newly discovered interstellar comet may be carrying the oldest water in the universe — and it's now passing through our solar system! Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed, and it’s loaded with 7-billion-year-old water ice and organic materials that could offer clues about the origins of planetary systems. Scientists say this icy traveler might be older than Earth and even our sun. Could this ancient visitor rewrite what we know about the galaxy? WooGlobe Ref : WGA966219 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00A mysterious visitor from beyond the stars just made headlines.

00:03And it's dripping with secrets older than Earth itself.

00:06Meet Comet 3, I-slash-Atlas,

00:09only the third known interstellar object to ever swing through our solar system.

00:14But this isn't just any space rock.

00:16Scientists have found it's loaded with water ice that may be 7 billion years old.

00:20That's older than Earth and even our Sun.

00:23This ancient ice could be a time capsule from another planetary system,

00:27preserved through billions of years of cosmic travel.

00:30And that's not all.

00:32It also carries a mix of organic molecules and carbon-based minerals.

00:35Sound familiar?

00:37That's because it shares traits with D-type asteroids in our own asteroid belt,

00:41using powerful telescopes in Hawaii and Chile.

00:44Researchers studied its light signature and saw the unmistakable signs of a coma,

00:49the hazy envelope of gas and dust that confirms it's an active comet.

00:53Its strange blend of comet and asteroid traits is rewriting what we know about interstellar visitors,

00:59and possibly even how solar systems like ours evolve.

01:02The full truth?

01:04Still hidden in that icy core.

01:06But one thing's clear.

01:083I-slash-Atlas didn't just pass through.

01:10It brought answers to some of the galaxy's oldest questions.

01:133I-slash-Atlas

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