JUICE Captures 120+ Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Near the Sun

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Source: BBC Sky at Night Magazine
JUICE Captures 120+ Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Near the Sun
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ESA's JUICE spacecraft captured over 120 JANUS images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 6 November 2025, revealing a bright coma, a long tail and jets as it passed about 66 million km from the Sun; five of JUICE's instruments (JANUS, MAJIS, SWI, PEP, UVS) gathered data to study the comet’s composition and behavior, with teams continuing analysis as data are processed.

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