Image: First glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera - Phys.org
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Image: First glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera - Phys.org

Source:Phys.Org
Author:European Space Agency

This striking image from the science camera on ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) shows interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS spewing dust and gas. The tiny nucleus of the comet (not visible) is surrounded by a bright halo of gas known as the coma. A long tail st…