"After the temporary shutdown of the US government, NASA has finally started its nonessential work back up. It's starting off with a bang: The agency called a press conference to show its hitherto reserved images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. NASA scientists also confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is in fact a comet, contrary to the speculations about alien technology flooding the internet."
"During the broadcast, a panel of scientists showed the results of observations obtained by different NASA missions across various points in the journey 3I/ATLAS has taken. Each provided insights in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and gamma-ray spectrums, providing a better understanding of the true nature of 3I/ATLAS."
"This orange-toned photo comes from NASA. The SOHO probe that monitors the sun managed to capture 3I/ATLAS between October 15 and 26. In the words of the agency, this image was a surprise. They did not expect that the object could be seen from so far away, 358 million km."
After the US government shutdown ended, NASA resumed nonessential operations and held a press conference revealing previously withheld images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. Scientists confirmed 3I/ATLAS is a comet, not artificial, and presented multiwavelength observations from infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and gamma-ray instruments. Image sources include SOHO, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, Psyche, Lucy, STEREO and others. SOHO captured the object at 358 million km, while MRO obtained a closer 29 million km view showing a frozen nucleus with a dust cloud. All observational data have been released publicly for further analysis.
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