3I/ATLAS Just Got Stranger

3I/ATLAS is doing something very strange as it approaches the Sun.
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Join us for an update on 3I/ATLAS, our solar system’s newest visitor. Amid the frenzy to observe the fast moving object as it hurtles closer to the sun, we’re exploring everything we know so far, including the latest surprising discoveries. Could this interstellar object really be alien tech?

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0:00 What’s New With 3I/ATLAS?
1:17 Recap: 3I/ATLAS So Far
3:03 Images From Hubble
4:40 Images from JWST
5:54 TESS
7:36 3I/ATLAS Got Brighter
9:08 The Comet’s Shape
10:10 The Comet’s Tail
10:56 Cyanide
13:40 Polarisation
16:33 3I/ATLAS Is Turning Green
17:36 Is 3I/ATLAS Alien Tech?
22:36 Approaching Perihelion

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References:
“Orbital and Physical Properties of 3I/ATLAS”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/atlasorbit
“Spectroscopic Study of 3I/ATLAS”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/atlasspec
“Early Observations of 3I/ATLAS”, via iop.org https://astrumspace.info/atlasobs
“NASA Overview: 3I/ATLAS”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/nasaatlas
“Gemini South Captures Growing Tail of 3I/ATLAS”, via noirlab.edu https://astrumspace.info/geminiatlas
“Onset of CN Emissions in 3I/ATLAS”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/cn_atlas
“Negative Polarization of 3I/ATLAS”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/atlas_polar
“3I/ATLAS Could Be Turning Bright Green, New Photos Reveal”, via livescience.com https://astrumspace.info/greenatlas
“Is 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology?”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/atlasalien
“Why 3I/ATLAS is Not an Alien Probe”, via eartharxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/atlasnatural

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