3I/ATLAS was seen with a “luminous halo” and “at least 7 separate jets” as it passed close to the Sun, antitails are visible in several images, and the true cause of the new images is still unclear.
An alien expert states that an interstellar object that appears to be “stranger A ship passes by the Sun” with a “complex jet structure” and a “luminous halo.”
A mysterious interstellar object that named 3I/ATLASwas reported to be 29 degrees from the Sun. The grouped images show “a large luminous halo extending over half a million kilometers” with at least “7 distinct jets.” According to Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, some of them are directed against the Sun.
In an article published by Loeb, he wrote: “This morning, at 4:10 am Universal Time (UT) November 8, 2025, the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS exhibited a complex jet structure. M. Jaeger, G. Rehmann and E. Prosperi observed 3I/ATLAS at a distance of 29 degrees from the Sun in the sky.”
He added: “The composite images, consisting of 24 green-filtered frames, each 35 seconds long, 2 red-filtered frames and 2 blue-filtered frames, show a large luminous halo extending over half a million kilometers (5 arcminutes).
“The images show at least seven different jets, some of which are directed towards the Sun.
At the time of observations, 3I/ATLAS was at an altitude of 7–10 degrees above the horizon. In the end, twilight interfered with the observations, which took place in bright moonlight.”
However, we don't know for sure what the plane network is connected to. They may be associated with pockets of ice on the surface of the comet's natural nucleus.
At the same time, Loeb argues that they could be “taken from a set of jet engines used to navigate the spacecraft.”
It's infamous 3I/ATLAS stuns astronomers zipping through our solar system in the most eccentric orbit ever observed, breaking all previous records for orbital eccentricity. Its dramatic trajectory is a cosmic imprint confirming 3I/ATLAS as a real interstellar traveler.
This observation is important because most objects in our solar system move around the sun in trajectories that are shaped like neat circles or smooth ovals.
However, 3I/ATLAS is different in that it moves along a much more elongated trajectory – almost like a very long and thin oval. This is the most elongated orbit that scientists have ever seen.
Because its path is so unusual, astronomers know that 3I/ATLAS did not come from our solar system. Instead, it is an interstellar visitor, meaning it came from somewhere far beyond the Sun and is simply passing by it before heading back into deep space.
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