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NASA interrupts TESS survey to track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as SPHEREx spots stronger gases
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NASA prerušuje prieskum TESS, aby sledovala medzihviezdnu kométu 3I/ATLAS, zatiaľ čo SPHEREx zaznamenáva silnejšie plyny

WASHINGTON, 21. januára 2026, 12:34 EST NASA pridelila svojmu satelitu Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) novú úlohu – vykonať špeciálne pozorovanie medzihviezdnej kométy 3I/ATLAS, čím dočasne prerušila svoj harmonogram pre sektor 99, uviedla agentúra. Smerovanie v dňoch 15.–22. januára prinesie kontinuálnu fotometriu
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