Composition clues of 3I/ATLAS: Nickel, Cyanide and Carbon-chain depletion

Spectroscopic observations of 3I/ATLAS reveal nickel-bearing species in its coma, similar to what was detected in the earlier interstellar comet 2I/Borisov. Nickel volatilization at extremely low temperatures suggests that the object formed in a meta…

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