James Webb Space Telescope Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new observations of the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, detecting the presence of methane in the comet's coma. The observations were made using Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which captured images of the comet at three different wavelengths.
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