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A Harvard University professor has said that 3I/ATLAS experienced a sudden "nongravitational" acceleration while passing around the sun.
Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS allegedly executed an unusual maneuver while approaching the Sun earlier this week, fueling theories that it could be an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
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Trick or treat: Here's where to find comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS in the Halloween sky
Here's where Comet 3I/ATLAS, Lemmon and SWAN are in the Halloween sky.
An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system has just made its closest pass to the sun, brightening dramatically and rapidly as it did so. The reason for the sudden extreme activity is currently puzzling scientists.
As comet 3I/ATLAS nears the Sun, viral TikTok videos fuel alien spacecraft rumours, while astronomers insist it is a natural interstellar comet made of ice and dust.