Public Data, Fleeting Opportunity
The January observations are now publicly available through the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes. Within these limited hours of data, astronomers are searching for repeating brightness patterns that could unlock more secrets before the comet slips back into interstellar darkness.
For now, NASA 3I/ATLAS comet spin gauging stands as a reminder that even missions built to hunt distant worlds can, by chance, illuminate a fleeting visitor from beyond the stars.
