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This ultraviolet image shows the coma of 3I/ATLAS as seen on October 9, 2025, by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft using its IUVS camera. The brightest pixel at center indicates where the comet is. The surrounding bright pixels show where hydrogen atoms were detected coming from the comet. Image credit: NASA / Goddard / LASP / CU Boulder.

MAVEN Sends Back Ultraviolet Images of 3I/ATLAS

Nov 20, 2025 by News Staff

The new ultraviolet (UV) images from the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) camera aboard NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)...