NASA's cosmic mapmaker – SPHEREx – has joined the effort to learn more about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ☄️ The infrared space telescope observed the comet earlier this month, providing more info about its size, physical properties, and chemical makeup. While Comet 3I/ATLAS doesn’t pose a threat to Earth, NASA's space telescopes help support our ongoing mission to find, track, and better understand solar system objects. Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/3iatlas/ | NASA Jet Propulsio

About 31 years ago, NASA captured footage of the impact of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 on Jupiter. This event was historically significant as it was the first direct observation of a comet colliding with a planet in our Solar System. | Mathandscience.com