Two Spacecraft Simultaneously Observe Both Hemispheres of Interstellar

Europa Clipper and Juice Team Up to Observe Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

When the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS passed between ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft and NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft in November 2025, scientists seized an once-in-a-lifetime chance: one spacecraft caught the comet’s glowing dayside, the other its dusty night side, simultaneously. The post Europa Clipper and Juice Team Up to Observe Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Two Spacecraft Simultaneously Observe Both Hemispheres of Interstellar

In a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has led the deployment and successful operation of the Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instruments aboard two monumental spacecraft: the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) and NASA’s Europa Clipper. These twin instruments have provided unparalleled insight into the enigmatic interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS […]