Both Hemispheres of 3I/ATLAS Observed Simultaneously by JUICE and Europa Clipper

Image of 3I/ATLAS captured by the Subaru Telescope on December 13th, 2025. Credit: NAOJ

The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instruments aboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft and NASA’s Europa Clipper made unique observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in late 2025. SwRI leads the UVS instruments on both spacecraft, simultaneously imaging both hemispheres of the comet and detecting the comet’s ultraviolet emissions.

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