3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, contains nickel but zero iron, which contradicts established chemical laws and presents a significant scientific mystery that could reveal new information about other star systems' composition.
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0% Iron. This Comet Shouldn’t Exist. #space #facts #scienceAdded:
This comet is shaped like a teardrop and it came from another star system.
Scientists just found nickel inside it, but zero iron. That's chemically impossible by everything we know. It's called 3I/Atlas, the third interstellar object ever detected. The first two changed astronomy forever.
It makes its closest pass December 19th, 2025 and then it leaves our solar system forever. James Webb is already staring at it.
What it finds next could tell us what other star systems are made of.
And remember, it won't be back for millions of years.
>> [music] >> Which is why
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