A comet came in over the Sun's pole

A PhD student in Helsinki wrote the software that caught it. Euclid's job is dark matter; it found a comet. 1 2 3

1
ESA, "Euclid discovers new comet", 19 October 2026
esa.int
2
MPEC 2026-T146, Comet C/2026 S1 (Euclid), issued 8 October 2026
minorplanetcenter.net
3
ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, M. Pöntinen et al. 2026 — comet imagery
esa.int

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A PhD student in Helsinki wrote the software that caught it. Euclid's job is dark matter; it found a comet. 1 2 3

1
ESA, "Euclid discovers new comet", 19 October 2026
esa.int
2
MPEC 2026-T146, Comet C/2026 S1 (Euclid), issued 8 October 2026
minorplanetcenter.net
3
ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, M. Pöntinen et al. 2026 — comet imagery
esa.int

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