solar system
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A study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances determined it was the largest new crater ever discovered in the solar system.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
In fact, its methanol abundance exceeds that seen in almost all known comets from our own solar system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Because 3I/ATLAS originated outside our solar system, those measurements provide a rare opportunity to investigate how small icy bodies may form in another planetary system without traveling beyond our own.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed object ever observed entering our solar system from interstellar space, following 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
But perhaps in another century or two, when the solar system is all explored, we will also have put our planet in order.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
