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Proposed Mission Could Encounter and Explore a Future Interstellar Comet Like 3I/ATLAS up Close

Summary by Phys.org
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has completed a mission study detailing how a proposed spacecraft could fly by an interstellar comet, providing remarkable insights into the properties of bodies originating beyond our solar system. The SwRI project developed the mission design, scientific objectives, payload and key requirements based on previous interstellar object (ISO) detections. Using the recent discovery of 3I/ATLAS, the team validated …

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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