For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the ...
NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.
NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) was built for the ambitious purpose of performing an all-sky survey. The data it collects ...
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SPHEREx catches comet 3I/ATLAS brightening late, exposing buried ice from another star
Why then should a comet increase, since it was already past the Sun and began its long departure? A NASA space telescope ...
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NASA spots interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS flare as it bolts from system
As it races back into deep space, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has staged an unexpected finale, suddenly brightening and shedding material in a spectacular flare. The outburst, caught by a suite of ...
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope observed a dramatic outburst from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after its October 2025 solar flyby. Infrared data revealed water vapor, carbon dioxide, methanol, methane, and ...
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