Astronomers are grappling with a wild idea: Harvard’s Avi Loeb suggests that 3I/ATLAS might have “thrusters” strong jets pointing toward the Sun (its unusual “anti-tail”) possibly hinting at a technological, not just cometary, object.

Credit: David Jewitt / Jane Luu

Astronomers are grappling with a wild idea: Harvard’s Avi Loeb suggests that 3I/ATLAS might have “thrusters”  strong jets pointing toward the Sun (its unusual “anti-tail”)  possibly hinting at a technological, not just cometary, object. 

Credit: David Jewitt / Jane Luu
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