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A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...

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High in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, something extraordinary is happening. Perched on the peak of Cerro Pachón at ...