3I/ATLAS Survived Perihelion as Single Body — Harvard's Loeb Questions Its Origin

Despite a fiery perihelion, the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS held together, perplexing scientists. New analysis of its massive gas plumes, which require the energy-absorbing surface of a sphere 23 kilometers wide, contradicts its small, observed diameter. (Credit: YouTube)

An interstellar visitor, Comet 3I/ATLAS, has stunned scientists by holding together as it skimmed the Sun. This resilience defies typical expectations for such celestial travellers.

Now, a leading voice in astrophysics, Avi Loeb of Harvard, is reigniting debate by questioning what brought this remarkable object to our solar system in the first place, suggesting its origins may be far stranger than previously assumed.