Ines Belgacem of the European Space Agency explains what new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS reveal about the rare object and the goals of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission to Jupiter.
Astronomers first spotted comet 3I/Atlas in data collected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in June 2025. The International Astro ...
The European Space Agency's JUICE mission pointed its instruments at 3I/ATLAS. This body, only the third of its kind ever detected, is currently leaving our Solar System after passing through it.
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
The interstellar comet holds more alcohol than almost all known comets in the solar system.