THE RABBIT HOLE
The Rabbit Hole
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3I-ATLAS: This Month’s Rabbit Hole
- 3I-ATLAS is unusually rich in nickel but has almost no iron—very odd for natural objects in our solar system.
- Its gas cloud (coma) is about 95% carbon dioxide, with only 5% water—most comets are the opposite, being water-rich.
- Sources: Smithsonian Magazine, NextBigFuture, Avi Loeb on Medium
- 3I-ATLAS is emitting odd, unusually intense light for its small size—astronomers are puzzled because it got bright much faster than expected.
- Its luminosity is considered “anomalous,” with a smooth, highly reflective surface and a mysterious glow that spreads out in front of the object (not typical for comets).
- Some sources suggest the brightness and reflectivity could point to an artificial or high
- Orbital Plane & Trajectory:
- 3I-ATLAS’s orbital plane is tilted only about 5° from the ecliptic (the plane of Earth’s orbit), which is unusually well-aligned for an interstellar object.
- Its trajectory is retrograde—meaning it moves in the opposite direction to the planets.
- This alignment has only about a 1-in-500 chance of happening by random chance, making it highly unusual.
- Perihelion Timing (Closest