Oct 25, 2025
3 min read
The telecrane of the indic telescope, is located in a very important change in the structure of 3i / Atlas, the third known object.
3i / Atlas, the object that emerged from the outer space of the solar system, has now undergone a change: the anti-tail, a trail of whatever you call it.The images taken by the Nordic 2.5m TV show that this phenomenon is impossible, which is outside the normal tail, which is normally far from the Sun.Once close to the star, the 3i/Atlas gave up its strange behavior and conformed to what was expected... at least on the surface.
This shift led to renewed scientific interest, particularly from researchers such as David Jewitt and Jane Lu (two pioneers of trans-Neptunian exploration) who analyzed the rate of mass loss in the material.
These losses, if calculated accurately, show a direct relationship with the amount of solar radiation, indicating that carbon dioxide (Co₂) acts as the main volatile substance.This hypothesis is supported by previous spectroscopic studies conducted by the Sphere Space Telescope and the James Webb Telescope.
High-resolution spectra taken by Webb revealed that at 3.32 astronomical units (au) from the Sun, 3I/ATLAS is losing matter at a rate of 150 kilograms per second.Its core appears to be composed of 87% CO₂, 9% carbon monoxide (CO) and only 4% water ice (H₂O), a chemical profile as exotic as it reveals.
Together with the Astrophysicist Eric Keto, Professor Avi Loeb developed a theoretical model that seeks to explain the change of matter: as the 3i / 3i / degree approaches the visible, to accelerate the penetration of Co₂.
It creates an explosion of ice fragments that initially dominates the solar dispersion, but is soon replaced by solid particles that can be a classical tail against the Sun. It is a thermodynamic theater where each chemical element will play it in a script dictated by the heliocentric space.
The 3I/ATLAS brightness evolution shows the transition of the antitail toward the Sun as it descends in the solar wind.
Images taken by Keck and the Gemini Observatory confirm this change in the geometry of the atlas 3i /, which makes the Ceto-LOEBE model.
Although the promised images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have not been tested, the opening of the nearest government of 3 kilometers to the prixel is expected to be given to the proxel is expected to be given to the proxel is expected to be given to the prix.
Mass loss
So far, 3i/atlas has lost about 2 million tons of mass on its journey through the inner solar system.Unproductiveness can be detected.
The thin, eroded layer of the object (just 4cm across its surface) is equal to the difference between the palm of your hand and the length of Manhattan. It's a poetic image that reminds us how little we know about what lies beneath the surface.
Avi Loeb, leader of the ambitious Project Galileo and author of Extraterrestrials, insists that 3I/ATLAS cannot be dismissed as just an icy rock.Its mass, its orbit aligned with the plane of the ecliptic, and its unusual behavior deserve at least a category 2 on its own scale of possible artificial origin.A reduction compared to initial expectations, yes, but still well beyond the bounds of cosmic normality.
However, there are voices in the scientific community that are cautioned by skepticism towards the interpretation of amateurs.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Jet Propulsion Laboratories and several European observers have stated that the evolution of the tail and the observed evolution of mass accretion in classical races is unstable in interstellar matter.For these experts, 3i/Atlas' high mass and its orbital alignment are not enough evidence of a hoax.
The next observations (scheduled for December 2025, when the object will approach Earth) could be decisive.Under solar radiation estimated at 33 gigawatts during its closest pass to the Sun, 3I/ATLAS will face the moment of truth.If it endured like a natural comet, its mystery could be diluted.But if it shows deviations, anomalies or unexpected structures... then we will be faced with a visitor who may not be entirely natural.
