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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Giuliano de Leon

3I/ATLAS Analysis: Why Asymmetrical Magenta Halo Is Sounding Planetary Defence Alarms

This image shows the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet as a bright, fuzzy orb in the center. (Credit: NASA)

A newly released image of the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS is quietly reshaping how planetary defence teams think about unknown space threats.

Captured as the object exited the inner Solar System, the image reveals a bright central nucleus surrounded by an uneven, magenta-coloured halo that defies standard comet behaviour.

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