Cosmic time capsules: the search for pristine comets

About this episode

This episode explores the search for pristine comets and the insights they offer into our cosmic history.

Ancient icy wanderers like comet 3I/ATLAS, spotted in July 2025, can reveal secrets of our cosmic origins

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Glester

Guests: Tracy Becker, Michael Küppers

Topics covered

• comets
• space missions
• solar system
• cosmic history
• interstellar objects

Keywords

• pristine comets
• interstellar comet
• NASA Europa Clipper
• Comet Interceptor
• cosmic time capsules

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, ESA, JAXA

Books & works: Physics World Stories, 3I/ATLAS

Places: Europa

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