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Astronomers Detect Water Activity in Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS


Using the Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope aboard NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, astronomers have detected hydroxyl (OH) gas -- a chemical fingerprint of water -- from the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.

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