US Edition3I/ATLAS: ESA’s XMM-NEWTON Caught The Exocomet Under X-Ray Light; Here's What It Found
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The 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet was captured in X-ray by ESA. Its brightness offers clues about its composition, including molecules invisible to other telescopes.
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray space observatory has observed the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas for about 20 hours. During that time, the comet was approximately 282-285 million kilometers away from the ship.XMM-Newton has observed the comet with its European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC)-pn camera, its most sensitive X-ray camera, as reported by ESA.The captured image shows the comet shining with low-energy X-rays: blue marks the emp…
It is the second X-ray image of the comet and the most detailed so far, captured by ESA's XMM-Newton observatory more than 280 million kilometers away.
ESA's XMM-Newton Takes First-Ever X-Ray Photo of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS — What Did They Find?
ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory has captured Comet 3I/ATLAS in X-ray light. This marks the first X-ray observation of the third interstellar object recorded in our Solar System. The observations reveal how the comet interacts with the solar wind, producing X-ray emissions that could help explain its chemical makeup. Spotted by the ATLAS observatory in July 2025, Comet 3I/ATLAS is now on its closest approach to Earth, scheduled for December 19…
XMM-Newton Sees Comet 3I/ATLAS In X-ray Light
The European Space Agency’s X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 3 December for around 20 hours. During that time, the comet was about 282–285 million km from the spacecraft. XMM-Newton observed the comet with its European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC)-pn camera, its most sensitive X-ray camera. This image shows the comet glowing in low-energy X-rays: blue marks empty space with very few X-rays, while red hig…
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