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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
David Unyime Nkanta

3I/ATLAS Update: NASA Confirms It's Rich in Carbon Dioxide—But Why?

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is forcing scientists to rethink our understanding of comet formation.

Unlike typical comets in the Solar System, its coma—its cloud of gas and dust—is unusually dominated by carbon dioxide (CO₂).

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