Scientists Say They've Found Another Anomaly About 3I/ATLAS

"The object, which scientists believe is a comet visiting from far away, is expected to come within just shy of twice the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. While that may sound like an enormous divide, astronomers are eager to point ground- and space-based telescopes at the extremely rare object during the best opportunity they'll ever have to study it."

"As we wait to hear more about those observations, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb - who has long championed the far-fetched hypothesis that the object could be an alien spacecraft coming to visit - is continuing to closely track 3I/ATLAS, while taking note of what he calls its many "anomalies." The main thing that got his attention was that the object's trajectory is almost exactly aligned with the solar system's planets, in a striking coincidence."

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, likely a comet, will make a close approach to Earth at just under twice the Earth–Sun distance before leaving the solar system. Astronomers plan to observe the object with ground- and space-based telescopes during this rare opportunity. Observational interest increased after Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb flagged multiple anomalies including a trajectory closely aligned with the solar system's planets, large suspected size, close approaches to several planets, high carbon dioxide ice and gas concentration, and a Sunward jet. A Spanish team reported detection of a wobbling high-altitude jet in observations from the Two-meter Twin Telescope in Tenerife.

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