At the time of the observations, comet 3I/ATLAS had just passed its perihelion, its closest ever approach to the Sun. While ...
We've watched it speed through the solar system using the most powerful telescopes in human history. We've studied its light with probes whipping around the sun and robots marooned on Mars. Countless ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for one of its most ambitious scientific adventures yet, the Comet Interceptor mission, designed to intercept and study a pristine comet or possibly an ...