A newly released high-resolution photograph of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has intensified scientific scrutiny just weeks before its close approach to Earth. Captured by Austrian astrophotographer Michael Jäger on 28 November, the image shows an 'impossible' razor-straight anti-tail that contradicts fundamental comet physics and has prompted renewed examination from astronomers worldwide.
With the object set to make its closest pass on 19 December, the discovery has escalated concern and curiosity about its unusual behaviour.
