{
  "id": 6300593,
  "title": "Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS carries clues from the frozen outskirts of another star system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-carries-clues-from-the-frozen-outskirts",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-interstellar-visitor-3iatlas-clues-frozen.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UK astronomers have uncovered new clues about the origin of 3I/ATLAS—only the third known object from beyond the solar system ever spotted. In a new paper published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers reveal that the comet formed in extremely cold conditions, far from any star.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}