Perplexity's Comet web browser is now available, but requires a $200/month Perplexity Max subscription. It's based on Google Chromium, but tightly integrated with AI features that let the browser perform actions based on prompts. https://www.engadget.com/ai/perplexitys-comet-ai-browser-is-available-now-for-200-per-month-180955616.html?src=rss#AI#AIBrowser#WebBrowsers#Perplexity#Comet

Fascinating: ESA is now preparing the Comet Interceptor mission

The spacecraft will be launched in 2029 into a parking orbit, lying in wait for a suitable target – a pristine comet from the Oort Cloud, or, unlikely but highly appealing, an interstellar object.

➡️ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Comet_Interceptor

#ESA #CometInterceptor #comet #comets#OortCloud#3IATLAS #Astrodon #science #news

There is now also a CBET about the new interstellar #comet 3I/ATLAS: http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005500/CBET005578.txt - it comes with an even more precise orbit based on astrometry back to 5 June and predicts 13th magnitude with 60° elongation after perihelion in November. The current magnitude is about 17.7.

The third #interstellar object - formerly known as #A11pl3Z - has just been named 3I/ATLAS: https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25N12.html ... and also C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) as it happens to be a #comet after all!