New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened ...
NASA’s SPHEREx mission observed infrared emissions from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, documenting changes in dust, gas, and ...
When NASA’s Stardust mission flew through a comet’s tail, it attempted something never done before — catching particles ...
In the past few weeks, a new analysis of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has revealed the changes it experienced before and after ...
Description These observations by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) show the infrared light emitted by the dust, water, ...
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope captured the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS flaring up with gas, dust, and complex molecules as it departed our solar system.
"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models." ...