Awakening an interstellar wanderer: Surprising nickel detection in Comet 3I/ATLAS – Space

The chemical signatures we’re observing may reflect both the comet’s ancient origins and its long journey through interstellar space.

Rohan Rahatgaonkar is a Ph.D. student at the Instituto de Astrofísica-Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Darryl Z. Seligman is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan St… [+8667 chars]

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Source: Space.com