The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has made valuable observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which in July became the third officially recognized interstellar object to cross into our solar system.

During a long observation, Europa Clipper analyzed the gas plume surrounding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. The NASA spacecraft, named the Europa Clipper, just spent seven hours observing a rare object orbiting our solar system named 3I/ATLAS. This object is unique since it originated from outside our solar system.

Scientists finally explain Europa’s spider-like ice patterns, revealing violent subsurface water flows, eerie “spider demons,” and hidden oceans that make Jupiter’s frozen moon far more dynamic and mysterious than imagined.

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