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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Giuliano de Leon

Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: Why Hubble's New 'Double Jet' Discovery Baffles NASA

Images of 3I/ATLAS through 170 second exposures by the WFC3 UVIS (F350LP) camera of the Hubble Space Telescope, processed through the Larson-Sekanina rotation gradient filter, show a double jet structure. (Credit: Hubble Space Telescope/NASA)

NASA scientists are facing questions after the Hubble Space Telescope spotted an unexpected feature on the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, which was observed releasing two distinct jets of material as it travelled away from the Sun.

The latest images were taken in December 2025, months after the object's closest solar approach, when activity was expected to fade. Instead, the discovery has left researchers reassessing how such rare visitors behave after leaving the inner solar system.

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