{"id":261258,"date":"2025-07-12T21:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mystery-interstellar-object-could-be-oldest-known-comet-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:05:11","slug":"mystery-interstellar-object-could-be-oldest-known-comet-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mystery-interstellar-object-could-be-oldest-known-comet-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/psW4_mELiE4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/psW4_mELiE4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists.<\/p>\n<p>Named 3I\/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our own solar system, the team from Oxford University suggests.<\/p>\n<p>It is only the third time we have detected an object that has come from beyond our solar system.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary findings were presented on Friday at the national meeting of the UK&#8217;s Royal Astronomical Society in Durham.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #Space<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. 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