NASA spacecraft Parker Solar Probe and Europa Clipper observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before its close approach to Earth. Scientists are studying the data as the comet heads toward Jupiter in 202 ...

An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique ...

On November 6, NASA’s Europa Clipper utilized its Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS) to capture the comet over a span of seven hours. This sophisticated instrument plays a crucial role in ...

All eyes were glued to the interstellar comet on the 19th of December, as 3I/ATLAS made its closest flyby to Earth at 1.79 AU ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and Europa Clipper captured detailed observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in 2025, providing data on its trajectory, composition, and behavior as it passed through the ...

The analysis concluded that the decay heat from these radioactive elements could support the life activities of more than ...

We’re excited that this opportunity to view another target on the way to Jupiter was completely unexpected,” said Dr. Kurt Retherford, principal investigator for the Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph ...

It looks and behaves like a comet, and all evidence points to it being a comet. But this one came from outside the solar ...

3I/ATLAS came within 168 million miles of Earth around midnight CST Friday. While that might seem pretty far away, the ...

The liquid ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa appears to be completely sealed off from the planet’s surface, which may reduce the ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

Researchers are exploring whether the spider-like feature in Europa’s Manannán crater was formed in a similar manner to Earth’s lake stars.