Left: Stack of all CCOR-1 frames of 3I/ATLAS (top), and an equivalent stack centered on a nearby star on the same frames, approximating the PSF (bottom). Right: Similar stacks of all HI1 (top), COR2 (middle), and LASCO C3 Clear (bottom) frames of 3I. All stacks are aligned with north up. The heliocentric velocity (+v), and sunward (⊙) or antisunward (−⊙) directions are labeled for the comet at the midpoint time. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2510.25035
An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system has just made its closest pass to the sun, brightening dramatically and rapidly as it did so. The reason for the sudden extreme activity is currently puzzling scientists.
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