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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows 16-Hour “Heartbeat,” Sparking Debate Over Natural vs. Technological Origin
Astronomers are racing to understand a puzzling rhythmic signal coming from 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar object now moving through the inner solar system, after new observations revealed a striking 16.16-hour periodic pulse in its brightness. 
Astronomers are racing to understand a puzzling rhythmic signal coming from 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar object now moving through the inner solar system, after new observations revealed a striking 16.16-hour periodic pulse in its brightness. -
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Possible Ice Volcano Eruptions in New Images, Expanding Search for Ancient Cosmic Chemistry
Newly released telescope images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have revealed what researchers describe as possible ice-volcanic eruptions, adding another layer of intrigue to one of the most unusual visitors to enter the inner solar system in modern observation. The findings, detailed in a study posted to arXiv, show plumes of gas, dust and frozen particles rising from beneath the comet's surface as it accelerates toward perihelion, behavior that has strengthened scientific interest in its origins and internal chemistry. 
Newly released telescope images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have revealed what researchers describe as possible ice-volcanic eruptions, adding another layer of intrigue to one of the most unusual visitors to enter the inner solar system in modern observation. The findings, detailed in a study posted to arXiv, show plumes of gas, dust and frozen particles rising from beneath the comet's surface as it accelerates toward perihelion, behavior that has strengthened scientific interest in its origins and internal chemistry. -
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Rare Metal Makeup, Driving New Research and Investor Interest
Astronomers are reporting new findings about 3I/ATLAS, the rare interstellar comet now moving through the outer solar system, as NASA and research institutions expand monitoring of the object's unusual metal-rich composition and signs of cryovolcanic activity. The comet-only the third confirmed interstellar visitor after Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov-has drawn significant interest from scientists and investors as new spectroscopic data reveal features unlike those of typical Solar System bodies. Astronomers are reporting new findings about 3I/ATLAS, the rare interstellar comet now moving through the outer solar system, as NASA and research institutions expand monitoring of the object's unusual metal-rich composition and signs of cryovolcanic activity. The comet-only the third confirmed interstellar visitor after Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov-has drawn significant interest from scientists and investors as new spectroscopic data reveal features unlike those of typical Solar System bodies. -
NASA Insists 3I/ATLAS Is Safe as Quiet Planetary-Defense Effort Expands Amid Anomalous Behavior
NASA is publicly insisting that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS poses no danger to Earth, even as the agency and its international partners have quietly escalated monitoring and contingency planning amid a growing number of anomalous observations. NASA is publicly insisting that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS poses no danger to Earth, even as the agency and its international partners have quietly escalated monitoring and contingency planning amid a growing number of anomalous observations. -
New 3I/ATLAS Evidence Challenges Comet Physics as Anti-Tail Points Toward Sun in Jäger Image
A newly released high-resolution image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has intensified scientific scrutiny ahead of its Dec. 19 close approach to Earth, with independent observers reporting structural features that appear to contradict standard cometary physics. A newly released high-resolution image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has intensified scientific scrutiny ahead of its Dec. 19 close approach to Earth, with independent observers reporting structural features that appear to contradict standard cometary physics. -
New 3I/ATLAS Image Reveals Sunward Anti-Tail and Brightness Pattern Harvard’s Loeb Says Mirrors Controlled Emissions
A newly released high-resolution photograph of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is prompting fresh scrutiny from astronomers after the image appeared to confirm several anomalies that have defined the object since its discovery in July 2025. The photograph, taken on Nov. 28 from a Utah observatory, offers one of the clearest views yet of the hyperbolic visitor-an object not gravitationally bound to the Sun-and adds weight to questions raised by researchers including Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb regarding its unusual brightness patterns and structural stability. A newly released high-resolution photograph of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is prompting fresh scrutiny from astronomers after the image appeared to confirm several anomalies that have defined the object since its discovery in July 2025. The photograph, taken on Nov. 28 from a Utah observatory, offers one of the clearest views yet of the hyperbolic visitor-an object not gravitationally bound to the Sun-and adds weight to questions raised by researchers including Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb regarding its unusual brightness patterns and structural stability. -
3I/ATLAS Anomaly: Michio Kaku’s ‘Extra Energy’ Warning Collides With Avi Loeb’s Intelligent-Control Hypothesis
When theoretical physicist Michio Kaku went on Newsmax in late October and told viewers to "watch for it," he framed a clear test for the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: if it received an "extra burst of energy" at perihelion that gravity could not explain, then "we are being visited". At the time, the line sounded more like a television soundbite than a research agenda. A month later, the trajectory data now being debated by astronomers match the scenario he described. When theoretical physicist Michio Kaku went on Newsmax in late October and told viewers to "watch for it," he framed a clear test for the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: if it received an "extra burst of energy" at perihelion that gravity could not explain, then "we are being visited". At the time, the line sounded more like a television soundbite than a research agenda. A month later, the trajectory data now being debated by astronomers match the scenario he described. -
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Spurs Online Speculation After Viral Claims of ‘Cosmic Trap’ With Comet R2 Swan
Public fascination with the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS intensified this week after a surge of online posts claimed the visitor was aligned with newly discovered comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) in what some described as a "cosmic trap." The claims, amplified across TikTok, X, and astronomy forums, have generated widespread interest despite scientists reiterating that the objects are separated by hundreds of millions of kilometers and pose no threat to Earth. 
Public fascination with the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS intensified this week after a surge of online posts claimed the visitor was aligned with newly discovered comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) in what some described as a "cosmic trap." The claims, amplified across TikTok, X, and astronomy forums, have generated widespread interest despite scientists reiterating that the objects are separated by hundreds of millions of kilometers and pose no threat to Earth. -
New Data on 3I/ATLAS Revives Debate as Jupiter Encounter Aligns With Hill Radius Calculations
Astronomers are intensifying their scrutiny of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as new modeling data raises questions about its upcoming March 2026 encounter with Jupiter, prompting speculation about whether the object's precisely timed passage is the result of natural forces or something engineered. The debate has escalated as calculations from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) shifted in recent weeks, altering expectations for 3I/ATLAS's closest approach to Jupiter while analysts examine the object's unusual acceleration profile and patterns of luminosity. Astronomers are intensifying their scrutiny of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as new modeling data raises questions about its upcoming March 2026 encounter with Jupiter, prompting speculation about whether the object's precisely timed passage is the result of natural forces or something engineered. The debate has escalated as calculations from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) shifted in recent weeks, altering expectations for 3I/ATLAS's closest approach to Jupiter while analysts examine the object's unusual acceleration profile and patterns of luminosity. -
New Image of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Reveals Tail Structures That ‘Demand Physics’ Beyond Normal Comets
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is drawing renewed scrutiny from astronomers after a striking new photograph captured in late November showed features that experts say challenge established models of comet physics. The object-only the third confirmed visitor from another star system after 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov-now appears to be undergoing physical changes and acceleration that defy earlier observations, prompting debate over whether it represents an extreme natural phenomenon or something more unconventional. The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is drawing renewed scrutiny from astronomers after a striking new photograph captured in late November showed features that experts say challenge established models of comet physics. The object-only the third confirmed visitor from another star system after 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov-now appears to be undergoing physical changes and acceleration that defy earlier observations, prompting debate over whether it represents an extreme natural phenomenon or something more unconventional.
