NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.
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Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is plunging directly toward the sun—current location and trajectory
The comet runs the risk of being destroyed by its extremely close approach to the Sun in April 2026.
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope observed a dramatic outburst from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after its October 2025 solar flyby.
For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS flare shocks scientists as NASA’s SPHEREx finds water, CO2 and organics in a late outburst as it exits the ...
NASA observes interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS unexpectedly flaring as it leaves the solar system, revealing water vapour and ...
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NASA space telescope sees interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS flare up while exiting the solar system
New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened ...
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