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  • "Scientists baffled as interstellar visitor makes mysterious maneuver t

    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Fri Oct 17 22:44:33 2025
    "Scientists baffled as interstellar visitor makes mysterious maneuver
    toward the sun"

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15203205/interstellar-visitors-jet-3I-ATLAS.html

    "The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS has displayed behavior never before
    seen in a comet."

    "In August, the Two-Meter Twin Telescope in the Canary Islands captured
    an image showing a faint jet extending roughly 3.7 miles from the
    object's nucleus, pointing toward the sun."

    "This stream of gas and dust is unusual because comet tails are
    typically pushed away from the Sun by solar radiation and wind."

    "Harvard professor Avi Loeb said on Friday: 'The existence of an
    anti-tail pointed toward the sun is an anomaly that raises two
    questions: What is the nature of the anti-tail?"

    They are slowing down.

    Lynn


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  • From Thomas Koenig@3:633/10 to All on Sat Oct 18 09:26:31 2025
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> schrieb:

    "Harvard professor Avi Loeb said on Friday: 'The existence of an
    anti-tail pointed toward the sun is an anomaly that raises two
    questions: What is the nature of the anti-tail?"

    I think it is safe to ignore anything Loeb says about anything
    extrasolar, unless you treat it as Science Fiction.

    It is also rubbish that the comet should disintegrate at 1.3561 ALU,
    when it is closest to the sun.

    They are slowing down.

    Hmm... that reminds me. In "Footfall", a caricature showing a
    Tie fighter twisting some of Saturn's rings is mentioned, with
    the caption "You've got a wicked sense of humor, Darth Vader".
    Does this actually exist?
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