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The Rosetta probe has uncovered some stunning and exciting oxygen molecules on a comet. This Comet 67P had oxygen molecules in a gas cloud around it.

This one existed much before the solar system, which is shaking up some scientific beliefs regarding not only the theories of space, but also the origins of the solar system, according to The Guardian.

These readings were detected by the ROSINA, a mass spectrometer on the Rosetta. To verify the findings, the team finally decided to assess the oxygen readings from various distances, according to RT.

Scientists had not believed that oxygen could remain in space for billions of years. Still, it has!

"This evidence of oxygen as an ancient substance will likely discredit some theoretical models of the formation of our solar system," said Kathrin Altwegg, one of the researchers on the job.

However, not everyone agrees regarding the theory of the comet. Some explain these are actually "remnants" from the formation of the gas billions of years ago, according to Nature.