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3I/ATLAS Spits Deadly Gas as Avi Loeb and SPHEREx Record Bizarre Post-Perihelion Object Transformation

Summary by IBTimes UK
The interstellar visitor known as 3I/ATLAS did not simply survive its close brush with the Sun; it emerged fundamentally changed. Astronomers knew to expect some activity, but the object has started spewing a toxic mix of chemicals that makes it look less like a standard comet and more like a volatile celestial factory. Data from high-tech observatories confirms that the intense heat from its close encounter with the sun triggered a chaotic chan…

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The comet 3I/ATLAS, an object of interstellar origin, generated a strong scientific interest to gather characteristics that do not fit into current astronomical models. Its detection forced to review assumptions about the formation and behavior of celestial bodies. Due to its exceptional and unpredictable nature, the specialists link it with the so-called Black Swan effect.The universe continues to present phenomena that challenge established kn…

Comet 3I/Atlas is on astronomers' radar, which has sparked debate about the so-called 'black cisne' effect, but what is it and how would it affect Earth? What is the 'black cisne' effect? The 'black cisne' thermal was popularized by statistical essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb to describe extremely rare, unpredictable events with a massive impact on knowledge. In astronomy, the 'black cisne' effect refers to phenomena that go beyond known models a…

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USA Herald broke the news in on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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