Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird
05-06-2026 12:00 via space.com

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird

The James Webb Space Telescope observed a large amount of methane around3I/ATLAS, revealing just how different it is from comets from our solar system.
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