NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object, directly detecting methane gas streaming from comet 3I/ATLAS. The comet, discovered on July 1,

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has collected its first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object during a recent revisit to comet 3I/ATLAS. The findings were recently published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

NASA and the European Space Agency announced Monday that the James Webb Space Telescope has produced the first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint ever obtained from an interstellar object, detecting methane on comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time in any ...

A comet named 3I/ATLAS, which originated from outside our solar system, is currently hurtling through Earth's cosmic neighborhood. It is only the 3rd interstellar object ever discovered in our solar system. NASA recently released new images of the comet ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered unusual chemistry in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, including the first direct detection of methane on a visitor from another star system. The comet also contains exceptionally high levels of carbon dioxide ...