3I-Atlas Anomalies Grow: Nickel Outgassing Stuns Scientists

Astronomers Claim 3I/ATLAS Isn't Natural After Detecting Industrial Chemicals In Its Plume

A new paper based on spectroscopic data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has dropped a bombshell: the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS is leaking nickel without iron into space. That may not sound shocking at first, but [...] The post Astronomers Claim 3I/ATLAS Isn’t Natural After Detecting Industrial Chemicals In Its Plume appeared first on The People's Voice.

VLT Observations Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS II. From quiescence To Glow: Dramatic Rise Of Ni I Emission And Incipient CN Outgassing At Large Heliocentric Distances - Astrobiology

We report VLT spectroscopy of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) from rh≃4.4 to 2.85 au using X-shooter (300-550 nm, R≃3000) and UVES (optical, R≃35k−80k). The coma is dust-dominated with a fairly constant red optical continuum slope (∼21-22\%/1000Å). At rh≃3.17 au we derive 3σ limits of Q(OH)

3I-Atlas Anomalies Grow: Nickel Outgassing Stuns Scientists

The discovery of 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to pass through our Solar System, has rapidly developed into one of the most extraordinary astronomical events of recent decades. Identified in July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System survey, it was immediately recognized as a body of interstellar origin, arriving from beyond the […] The post 3I-Atlas Anomalies Grow: Nickel Outgassing Stuns Scientists appea…