Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Rapid Brightening and Gas Emission Near Perihelion
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been approaching its 2025 October 29 perihelion while opposite the Sun from Earth, hindering ground-based optical observations over the preceding month. However, this…
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