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A risky maneuver could send a spacecraft to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's the plan

Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News [Unoffici… February 22, 2026
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By taking advantage of a maneuver that would see a spacecraft fire rocket engines while in the solar corona, that spacecraft’s velocity could receive a huge boost — enough to allow it to catch up with 3I/ATLAS, which is the fastest comet ever seen.

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