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SPACEWEATHER: Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Aug. 6, with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. Webb is one of NASA’s space telescopes observing this comet, together providing more information about its size, physical properties, and chemical makeup. Webb’s data, and a preprint is available online.

“Unlike nearly any comet in the Solar System”

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/26/2025 UPDATED

IS 3I/ATLAS REALLY A COMET? The most interesting mystery in astronomy right now is the nature of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. Most astronomers believe it is a comet. However, iconoclast Avi Loeb of Harvard University makes a compelling case that it might not be. 

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SPACEWEATHER UPDATE: A Phalanx of Sunspots Turning Toward Earth.

A Field of Fire Moving Into Earth’s Strikezone

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/26/2025

EARTH IS ALMOST IN THE STRIKE ZONE: A phalanx of large sunspots is turning toward Earth. Sunspot 4199 is crackling with M-class flares, while big sunspot 4197 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for even stronger X-flares. Earth is almost in the strike zone of these active regions, and we will be squarely bulls-eyed later this week. 

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