tldrdailynews.com logo

Jupiter Mission to Study Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Unveiled

1 min read
Source: IFLScience
Jupiter Mission to Study Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Unveiled
Photo: IFLScience
TL;DR

The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft will unexpectedly observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November 2023 from a distance, providing rare remote sensing data before its main mission to study Jupiter's moons in the early 2030s. This unplanned observation offers a unique opportunity to study an interstellar object, with data expected to arrive in 2026.

Topics:sciencespace-exploration#3iatlas#interstellar-comet#juice-mission#jupiter-moons#space-exploration#space-observation
Share this article
  1. Jupiter-Bound Mission To Snap Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: "This Campaign Was Unexpected For Everybody"  IFLScience
  2. ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express observe comet 3I/ATLAS  European Space Agency
  3. Comet 3I/ATLAS  NASA Science (.gov)
  4. Are internet rumours of a comet hurtling towards Earth true?  Al Jazeera
  5. New Questions and Answers About 3I/ATLAS  Avi Loeb – Medium

Want the full story? Read the original reporting

Read on IFLScience