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Event · 3I/ATLAS

First methane in an interstellar object

JWST/MIRI detects methane, absent from earlier spectra.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). First methane in an interstellar object [Event EVT0DFQ70AS0F8P]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DFQ70AS0F8P
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