2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Evidence for Galactic Cosmic Ray Processing
R. Maggiolo, F. Dhooghe, G. Gronoff +2
Spectral observations of 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) with JWST/NIRSpec and SPHEREx reveal an extreme CO2 enrichment (CO2/H2O = 7.6+-0.3) that is 4.5 sigma above solar system comet trends…
astro-ph.EP2024
Evidence for Abiotic Dimethyl Sulfide in Cometary Matter
Nora Hänni, Kathrin Altwegg, Michael Combi +5
Technological progress related to astronomical observatories such as the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows searching for signs of life beyond our Solar Sys…