China’s Tianwen-1 just captured the closest images ever of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — and what they show has scientists baffled.
After shedding 13% of its mass (about 4 BILLION tons) near the Sun, 3I/ATLAS should have a giant tail. Instead: no tail, no debris. Where did the mass go?
And that’s only 1 of 10 anomalies breaking every comet rule:
Ecliptic-aligned trajectory (about 0.2 percent odds)
Sunward jet that defies expectations
About 1000× more massive than prior interstellar visitors
Perfectly timed passes of Mars, Venus, and Jupiter during observations
More nickel than iron (industrial-like ratio)
About 4 percent water (atypically low)
Unprecedented polarization signature
Aligned with the 1977 “Wow!” signal direction
Record-fast brightening
No tail despite massive mass loss
Each one is unlikely. All ten together? Less than one in ten thousand.
We’re not saying it’s artificial — but something very strange just crossed our Solar System.
Subscribe for the deep dive, data, and follow-ups on 3I/ATLAS.
After shedding 13% of its mass (about 4 BILLION tons) near the Sun, 3I/ATLAS should have a giant tail. Instead: no tail, no debris. Where did the mass go?
And that’s only 1 of 10 anomalies breaking every comet rule:
Ecliptic-aligned trajectory (about 0.2 percent odds)
Sunward jet that defies expectations
About 1000× more massive than prior interstellar visitors
Perfectly timed passes of Mars, Venus, and Jupiter during observations
More nickel than iron (industrial-like ratio)
About 4 percent water (atypically low)
Unprecedented polarization signature
Aligned with the 1977 “Wow!” signal direction
Record-fast brightening
No tail despite massive mass loss
Each one is unlikely. All ten together? Less than one in ten thousand.
We’re not saying it’s artificial — but something very strange just crossed our Solar System.
Subscribe for the deep dive, data, and follow-ups on 3I/ATLAS.
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