3i/ATLAS Just Changed Everything We Know About Comets

For decades, we've thought of comets as "dirty snowballs" – icy relics from the dawn of our solar system. The discovery of comet 3i/ATLAS is forcing scientists to rewrite the textbooks.

First detected by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey, this celestial visitor is displaying properties never seen before. Its bizarre composition and unexpected behaviour as it nears the sun challenge our fundamental understanding of how comets are formed and what they're made of.

In this video, we break down the groundbreaking data from 3i/ATLAS and explore what its discovery means for our understanding of the solar system, the origin of Earth's water, and the building blocks of life.

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