Université de Liège (ULiège) is at the forefront of a historic discovery: 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever detected in our solar system. 🌌
Led by 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗝𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻, the ULiège team is using some of the world’s most advanced telescopes to study this rare comet – a 7-billion-year-old traveller from another planetary system.
👉 A striking example of the 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺’𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, where world-class scientists drive discoveries that reshape our understanding of the Universe.
👏 Kudos to Emmanuel Jehin and ULiège for their pioneering role in this extraordinary milestone in astronomy!