Shocking Phenomena In 3I/ATLAS Raise Questions About His True Origin
Shocking Phenomena In 3I/ATLAS Raise Questions About His True Origin
This mysterious object recently survived a close approach to the sun without suffering any damage, which is unexpected for any natural comet. It was supposed to begin melting and forming a huge cloud of dust around it when it reached its closest point to the sun on October 29, but recent images and data showed that 3I/ATLAS is still one cohesive object, without any broken parts, which raised speculation about its strange origin.
The two astronomers, David Jewitt and Jane Lu, found that the object is surrounded by a “glowing coma,” which is a gaseous envelope extending in two directions: one toward the sun and the other away from it. This coating does not resemble the scattered dust typical of comets, and the object appears intact and glowing.
Images from the Nordic Optical Telescope in Spain also showed the presence of a mysterious anti-tail pointing towards the Sun, even though the object is now moving away from our star. This unusual tail may be an optical illusion, according to some scientific explanations, but it remains completely unexplained so far.
The images also revealed two giant, jet-like streams emanating from the surface of the body for hundreds of thousands of miles: the first towards the sun, and the second, approximately three times longer and heading in the opposite direction.
Based on the size of 3I/ATLAS, which is about 5.6 kilometers across, Professor Avi Loeb from Harvard University said that these jets cannot be explained naturally as water vapor, because the amount of ice present in the comet is insufficient to produce such huge jets.
Loeb added that these jets may be technological propulsion engines, directing their exhaust to take advantage of the sun’s gravity, which may explain their speed and strange direction.
Since its discovery in July, astronomers have confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is a comet with an unusual chemical composition from a distant solar system, different from any local comet. For example, it releases streams of frozen carbon dioxide (CO₂) instead of the usual water vapor, indicating completely different formation conditions.
However, the huge amount of material released by the comet is beyond what can be explained by natural processes:
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Material heading towards the Sun: about 1 million km.
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Material moving away from the Sun: about 3 million km.
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Total amount emitted: About 5 billion tons per month during late October and early November.
According to Loeb, to release this amount of gases and dust, the comet would have needed an icy surface 22 kilometers wide if it consisted of CO₂ ice, or 51 kilometers wide if it contained water ice. He said: “All these anomalies are gathered in one comet at the same time, and its probabilities are very astronomical, which indicates that it may be a spacecraft.”
So far, Loeb’s investigation has uncovered 11 mysterious anomalies that have not been fully explained by scientists, including:
Source: Daily Mail
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Published on: 2025-11-15 10:18:00
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