A recent study suggests the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could originate from the enigmatic outer reaches of the nascent Galaxy.

A snapshot of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS obtained during July at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile(Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M.…