Comet Interceptor @cometinterceptor

Comet Interceptor

@cometinterceptor.bsky.social

An European Space Agency mission, with key contributions from Japan, to visit a long-period comet or interstellar object ☄️ See what we’re up to: www.cometinterceptor.space

92 Followers | 12 Following | 4 Posts | Joined: 29.07.2025 | 1.4318

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Interstellar Object Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory!

☄️ Say hello to Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! Comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third interstellar object ever spotted in our Solar System. Rubin Observatory didn’t discover it, but… Interstellar Object Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory!

☄️ Say hello to Comet 3I/ATLAS, just the third interstellar object ever seen in our Solar System!

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory didn’t discover the comet, but even during testing, it caught a glimpse. Imagine what we'll find once full science operations begin later this year! 🔭🧪

30.07.2025 18:30 — 👍 86 🔁 29 💬 4 📌 2

Analysis of Trajectories to 3I/ATLAS with a Comet Interceptor-like Spacecraft - IOPscience Analysis of Trajectories to 3I/ATLAS with a Comet Interceptor-like Spacecraft, Sanchez, Joan Pau, Snodgrass, Colin

🚀🚀 Could I have made it to interstellar object 3I/ATLAS? Find out in our latest research note! 🚀🚀

Analysis of Trajectories to 3I/ATLAS with a Comet Interceptor-like Spacecraft
doi.org/10.3847/2515...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social

31.07.2025 12:09 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1

Check out Rosita Kokotanekova’s TEDx talk all about ME ☄️

29.07.2025 19:37 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

It’s me 😎😎

29.07.2025 19:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Comet Interceptor is now on Bluesky!! ☄️🚀🛰️

29.07.2025 19:33 — 👍 20 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 0

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Neil
@neboff

Planetary Scientist at University of Oxford, UK

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
@astroroyalscot

Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor of Astrophysics, Edinburgh University. Director of the German Centre for Cosmological Lensing, RUB. #LongCovid (She/her)

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
@vrubinobs

Get ready for a new era in astronomy and astrophysics with Rubin Observatory! Para español siga a Instagram: http://instagram.com/rubin_observatory

Elizabeth Tasker
@elizabethtasker

UK astrophysicist and science communicator working at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Author of 'The Planet Factory' and editor of ‘Planetary Diversity’. Very into space, virtual reality, computer graphics and rescue cats.

Michele Bannister
@astrokiwi

Planetary astronomer @UCNZ: envisioning worlds from here and elsewhere, in a dark & glorious sky. Rutherford Discovery Fellow. Asteroid (10463). Pākehā; she

Geraint Jones
@baralawr

Project Scientist for the BepiColombo mission at the European Space Agency. Very amateur photographer & doodler. Cymro.

Dr. Nick Attree
@nickattree

Planetary scientist @iaacsic.bsky.social, working on @esa.int's Rosetta & Comet Interceptor. Prev @TUBraunschweig, @LAM, @QMUL & @UoLeicester 🇬🇧🇪🇸🇪🇺 https://sites.google.com/view/nickattree ORCID: 0000-0003-3344-6693

Rosita Kokotanekova
@kokotanekova

Astrophysicist & Coach

Chris Lintott
@chrislintott

Astronomer, writer and zookeeper. Oxford, Gresham and the Zooniverse. The human half of the Dog Stars podcast. New book: 'Our Accidental Universe' (UK/rest of world) and 'Accidental Astronomy (US) now out.

European Space Agency
@esa.int

#50YearsOfESA: we're the European Space Agency, keeping you posted on European space activities. Please see our Privacy Notice: https://esa.int/connectwithus

ESA Space Science
@science.esa.int

Keeping you posted on space science activities from the European Space Agency. Web: http://www.esa.int/science Privacy Notice: esa.int/connectwithus #astronomy #space #science

Bluesky
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