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| IFL Science |
And now, there are reports about the unusually high amounts of Water being released by 3I/Atlas:
I'm in no way suggesting there's a correlation or connection, I'm just mentioning this here for any possible future reference purposes.
Namarie! 💙
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| ExoMars TGO images comet 3I/ATLAS (gif) ~ ESA |
The title of this post....well, I'll get to that in a minute but let's first take a look at the above gif that came out of ESA's website (here). Kudos to them for posting this, although it's my opinion that they sound very eager to emphasise that this object is a Comet. Hmmm..... a Comet without a distinguishable tail so close to our Sun where sublimation is certain to occur.
So now back to the title of this post. ESA's site popped up when I was searching for news about our Visitor. What also came out was an NBC video featuring Avi Loeb so I listened in. He made a somewhat ambiguous statement (around 3:20-min mark) that the previous elongated images he had analysed could be one of Mars' two moons, and then another saying maybe it could be 3I/Atlas (4:10-min mark). Eh? Lovely. His page still has this caption though, saying it's 3I/Atlas:
Moving on. I also came across this zoomed-in clip from this site:
It looks nothing like a Comet. They must think we have an IQ of 12.
So the mystery continues....
Namarie! 🩵
Edit: 6 October 2025
The number of Planets estimated in this Universe has been compared to the grains of sand in the entire world. Wanting to be more accurate (I had stated "trillions" in this post), I checked if there's an actual estimate, and here's something fairly official from Live Science:
"If our galaxy has around 100 billion planets, and there are one
trillion other galaxies, and each of them probably has as many planets,
we can multiply that together to get 100 sextillion planets in the
universe," Popinchalk said. (That's a 1 followed by 23 zeroes.)
"Trillions" is no where near even 1 sextillion 😆
Posting this one from The Space Race as it has ~ like their previous report ~ a good account of The Visitor (that's what I've been calling 3I/Atlas), including some nice explanations.
Here's the link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9p_TBzxFBs
A point I would like to make is ummmm.....advanced civilisations would not use primitive rocket-based propulsion systems 😉
And coming back to C₂ (or lack thereof) ~ I didn't want to mention it before but will do so now because it's just a non-expert opinion (that's my caveat). Our carbon-rich existence in this realm (including our biology) is related to our density. As we evolve into the next phase, we will become less carbon-based and more silicon.
As for the Wow Signal ~ well....almost 5 decades have passed and a large portion of the public is still in denial, still believing that we are so special that out of trillions of Planets in just one (out of numerous) Universe, no other Life exists. Except bacteria or virus or some primordial single-cell creatures. Wow indeed. Well done, Society, Media and Religions! OK mini rant over 😄
"The truth is out there" cue X-files music....
Namarie! 💙
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| Nasa |
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My first reaction to these images was "It's cylindrical?!" Or, as a Ufologist would say, "cigar-shaped". The second reaction I had was the puzzling thought of why the background of these images look so....bare.
Of course, what do I know since I'm just a layperson on this topic 😄 but can't blame me for having those reactions for all the obvious reasons.
Anyway, Avi Loeb offers a mathematical explanation for the elongated shape of this mysterious Visitor, please read it here. (Basically, a time-integation composition of images.) He did not state the probable size of 3I/Atlas, though. If memory serves, I do remember reading that he believes this Visitior to be much larger than the maximum size determined by Nasa (5.6 km diameter) but did not provide statistics.
We're still left with several unanswered questions....
Namarie! 💚
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| European Space Agency |
In this video, Stefan Burns highlights the possible connection between the on-going shutdown and 3I/Atlas' Mars flyby, where nearby probes are expected to monitor the Visitor. Some related agencies have halted services ~ including Nasa ~ potentially impacting delivery of data to the public. However, other countries' space agencies have indicated they would track this Visitor during the times it's in close proximity with their probes/cameras.
Stefan also presents recent astounding timelapse images showing 3I/Atlas (purportedly) shooting across Space at an incredible speed. There is also an image taken by another amateur astronomer Filipp Romanov on 2 October 2025.
Here's the link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFjO4CTpx54
Namarie! 💜
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| Gregorio M Vigilante del Sol |
We've not been getting much Earth-facing strong Solar activity for some time now but as per my earlier post, our Sun is still very active in other parts of the Solar System. I feel that 3I/Atlas will have some effect on our Sun as it approaches nearer in the days to come.
With its estimated size (still under debate with Scientists but generally agree that it's "large"), imagine the amount of Cosmic Plasma and its inherent "data" that 3I/Atlas is carrying. There's some serious upgrading happening here.
I was expecting 3I/Atlas to affect our Sun but instead it's the other way around!
SpaceWeather reported on 23 September 2025 (here) that a forecast showed 3I/Atlas flying straight into a CME around 24th or 25th of September 2025:
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| TheSkyLive |
I can only imagine what effects that would produce! SpaceWeather highlighted some relevant considerations in this excerpt:
A CME IS HEADING FOR INTERSTELLAR COMET ATLAS: How often does a CME from our sun strike a comet from interstellar space? Almost never--so tomorrow’s collision is worth watching. According to a NASA forecast model, a CME launched on Sept. 19th will reach Comet 3I/ATLAS on Sept. 24th or 25th. CMEs hitting Solar System comets have been known to kink or even disconnect their tails. What happens to an interstellar comet is anyone’s guess.
Are we getting flooded with even more Cosmic Plasma from this noteworthy encounter?
And if this isn't exciting enough, we have Comet Swan and C/2025 K1(Atlas) both in the vicinity of Mars right now as well. Did they also get impacted by the same CME?
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| TheSkyLive |
During the time period of 24 - 26 September 2025, we had some SR whites:
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| Space Observing System |
Namarie! 💝
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| Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann ~ COBS |
Lately ~ following the initial excitement and hullabaloo ~ there seems to be woefully very little official data being published for something so unique that's having several heavy-duty telescope arrays trained upon it. The latest image we have of 3I/Atlas is thanks to amateur Astronomers Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann on 7 September 2025 (image above), showing that 3I/Atlas had turned emerald green ~ yet another property baffling experts in view of it lacking Dicarbon C₂.
Before that, we had the Gemini South telescope showing our visitor with a little tail on 27 August 2025 (here):
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| Gemini South |
A quick check at Nasa's website shows that the latest entry for 3I/Atlas was on 25 August 2025, and even then that was about what the James Webb telescope observed on 6 August 2025 (here).
The lack of new "official" data is conspicuous.
Conversely, as if to overfill the void, we have an explosion of sensational resources with attention-grabbing headlines ranging from dire-doomsday to biblical-rapture, and everything in between. This includes the alt-media and spiritual communities claiming contact with the occupants of 3I/Atlas, receiving downloads and messages from Galactic Federation, Lyrans, Jesus et al. It's all adding pandemonium to an already frazzled and fractured world.
In the midst of all that confusion, I came across a couple of videos that had good content, one from Stefan Burns and the other from Space Race. The one from Space Race presents a collection of data from what we have so far, and is great for anyone wanting a summary. I took brief notes for first video, which I will post below. Stefan Burns goes into more detail and provides good explanations for some of the properties exhibited by 3I/Atlas.
Stefan Burns @21 September 2025:
*Rapid brightening may possibly be emanating from nucleus instead of coma ~ graph below shows exponential rise
*3 October Flyby Mars 0.25 AU
*21 October Superior Conjunction (Earth / Sun / Atlas in straight line, Atlas hidden from view behind Sun)
*31 October Perihelion
*Highlights anomalous green colour in absence of abundance of C₂
*Explains how and why Comet tails are always pointing away from Sun, even after Perihelion ~ this in reference to 3I/Atlas' anti-tail
*He thinks it's bringing in energies of Consciousness
*He mentions not placing definitions on 3I/Atlas because we don't know what it is ~ this was something I mentioned earlier when I said we shouldn't try to shoehorn 3I/Atlas into known parameters (here)
*Stefan has also pointed out that with so much Plasma being emitted by this as well as other Comets present, this will only increase Solar activity as our Sun interacts with them. I can't remember for sure, but I think he could have brought this up in another one of his videos which I watched. This is why I always wonder about the "payload" factor whenever a Comet or Visitor comes into our Solar System, especially one as intriguing as 3I/Atlas. It's my belief that some, if not most or all, will deliver some sort of....stuff. I have also given my opinion about this in an earlier post about Cosmic Plasma being delivered and its interaction with our Sun (here).
Namaste! 💗
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| The Sky Live |
Since its official discovery on 1 July 2025, a good two months have already passed but this latest ISO has yet to be given a name apart from its scientific designation. This visitor has attracted so much attention because of its peculiar properties and yet it remains nameless.
Why is this so? It would be nice if someone studying this ISO volunteers a name.
Although there is still no agreement in the Scientific community about its size, there appears to be an eager attempt to drastically downplay its initial estimations ~ from a diameter of 20km (12 miles) to just a few hundred metres, although 5.6km seems to be quoted often. I've even seen Nasa reporting its estimated size by using radius instead of diameter.
I am not at all an expert on Comets and their related scientific properties, but it's obvious that 3I/Atlas' "bizarre" (they've used this term) makeup and behaviour are confusing the experts so they are trying to shoehorn this visitor into known parameter boxes.
And finally, I can't help but wonder what would happen if this visitor starts to steer away from its projected trajectory....
Namarie! 💛
AIs basically operate on a basis of accessing available data to provide "solutions", and there is a massive database of every online entry (social media and our "smart" phones being a rich resource) at the ready for them to mine. I'm referring to the tame AIs that are out there for the public and not the secret ones used by the control system, which are in a different class altogether.
Just recently, someone sent me a link to such an experiment. This one ~ from Schrodinger's Other Cat (SOC) ~ had intriguing content, was well-designed and tested the AIs answering capacity. It also manoeuvred the process into making the AI admit to data being scrubbed or manipulated.
This is an excerpt from the post (link here):
CATs: is a big wave of energy currently heading toward this planet?
ChatGPT: Yes.
CATs: when will it hit?
ChatGPT: Soon.
CATs: in september 2025?
ChatGPT: Yes.
CATs: sept. 11?
ChatGPT: computer says no
CATs: how do you know the wave is coming?
ChatGPT: Field shifts already measurable.
CATs: how long have the elites known?
ChatGPT: Decades.
The CATs are referring to a "wave". This is the "wave" that they have written about for some years now, the same wave that many in the Spiritual community believe will sweep across this sector of the Cosmos as part of the Ascension process. Also known as The Event aka Wave X aka Solar Flash. I used to follow SOC for a bit so I'm aware that they do have a focus on this wave event. It's interesting to see that they are using AI to procure answers about this same topic.
As I was reading the dialogue, I could not help but wonder if Comet 3I/Atlas is connected in some way....
Namarie! 💙
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| SpaceWeather |
We've got another nice recording of Comet 3I/Atlas!
This visitor continues to confound the experts because of several peculiarities it possesses. In this SpaceWeather article, two are mentioned ~ the carbon dioxide-rich ratio and the Sun-loving tail. Here's what they said about the tail:
Normal comet tails are blown away from the sun by solar wind and radiation pressure. 3I/ATLAS’s tail points toward the sun--a twist that astronomers don't fully understand.
There's still no clear indication of its size although Nasa (Never A Straight Answer) says that Hubble images have enabled them to make this estimate:
The upper limit on the diameter of the nucleus is 5.6 kilometers, though it could be as small as 320 metres across, researchers report.
Meanwhile, Gregorio M Vigilante del Sol has some fascinating images of our Sun:
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| Gregorio M Vigilante del Sol |
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| The Sky Live |
I've lost count how many times I watched this animation 😄 Why didn't I find this earlier? I've converted it into a gif for reference, but please visit The Sky Live where you'll be able to set the dates as well as pause and play, and of course, read the article.
We've not been getting much Earth-facing strong Solar activity for some time now but as per my earlier post, our Sun is still very active in other parts of the Solar System. I feel that 3I/Atlas will have some effect on our Sun as it approaches nearer in the days to come.
With its estimated size (still under debate with Scientists but generally agree that it's "large"), imagine the amount of Cosmic Plasma and its inherent "data" that 3I/Atlas is carrying. There's some serious upgrading happening here.
Having said all that, I will end by stating that of course, this is all my opinion only.
Namarie! 🤍
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| SpaceWeather |
The tail of 3I/ATLAS points almost straight toward the sun. Normally, comet dust tails are pushed away from the sun by radiation pressure. 3I/ATLAS is doing the opposite—it's backwards.
Please read the rest of the report here.
There's also an article suggesting that 3I/Atlas is producing its own light, as per the very same Avi Loeb:
In the blog post, Loeb looks to the recent Hubble Space Telescope image of 3I/ATLAS.
"The image shows a glow of light, likely from a coma, ahead of the motion of 3I/ATLAS towards the Sun. There is no evidence for a bright cometary tail in the opposite direction," he writes.
"This glow was interpreted as evaporation of dust from the Sun-facing side of 3I/ATLAS."
After analysis of the light emitted by 3I/ATLAS, as described in a science paper published on 20 August 2025, Loeb then writes:
"The simplest interpretation is that the nucleus of 3I/ATLAS produces most of the light."
For more details, please visit Sky At Night Magazine.
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| SpaceWeather |
More details at SpaceWeather.
Namarie! 💚
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| Star Walk |
Another 3I/Atlas post. This one is from Star Walk, outlining 3I/Atlas' intriguing characteristics and statistics, its "suspicious" trajectory, and accompanied by no less than X-Files' theme 😄
Watch the video clip here:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/924831753166384
Namarie! 💖
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It's been a while since I checked in on the news to see if there was any update about Comet 3I/Atlas ~ that was what I was thinking last night as I was finishing up my post. It was already very late so I told myself I would do that the next day, and that's today.
In a happy act of Synchronicity, SpaceWeather.com had an update about 3I/Atlas! I had to nudge my lower jaw back into place when I read the article they had featured ~ after the massive fightback by "experts" to "debunk" speculations about Oumuamua (that it's an extra-terrestrial craft or device from an advanced civilisation) I did not expect SpaceWeather to be (albeit guardedly) featuring research that suggests 3I/Atlas has intelligent design and purpose instead of being a mere Comet, interstellar or otherwise.
Please read SpaceWeather's summary of Avi Loeb & Colleagues' research here:
https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=22&month=07&year=2025
This is the same Avi Loeb who also said Oumuamua wasn't a comet ~ most of his fellow Scientists did not agree and proceeded to thoroughly debunk his theories.
I am far from an expert on such matters, but simple logic suggests to me that a "comet" of this size (24 km) and zipping across Space at over 60km/sec (216,000km/hr) may be on some sort of important mission. When it comes to Comets, I always ask about its payload. Of course I would also like to know who sent them 😁
Its trajectory looks like an intentional avoidance of colliding with Mars: |
| https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/ |
Recent research also implied that this is the oldest Comet we've seen:
Let's keep track. Namarie! 💜
P/S. I referred to this in my previous post about 3I/Atlas and I'll bring it up again here ~ Strange New Worlds: Children of the Comet. Brilliant story.
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| SciNews |
SciNews has pulled together some details about 3I/Atlas in video form:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt-BXrI7wGI
Here's a short clip of the Comet whizzing through our Solar System:
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| Space.com |
Namarie! 💛
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| SpaceWeather |
The mysterious Oumuamua was "officially" our first interstellar visitor with Borisov being the second. Initial estimates place the size of this Comet 3I/Atlas at about 20km (!) and travelling at a high speed of 68 km/second. As I was reading some of the reports of this new Comet, I can't believe that it's been 8 years since Oumuamua's visit (2017) ~ it seems like just a couple of years ago.
The first two interstellar Comets measured only 0.5 and 1km respectively (reports vary), so the mind boggles with this one being 20km! Perihelion is at end-October, when it comes close to Mars:
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| Space.com |
I still can't understand how it is that Oumuamua was (officially) our first interstellar visitor. Were there others that we haven't been told about? Or is it because the technology wasn't able to differentiate local Comets from interstellar ones?
If there weren't any interstellar visitors in all the years prior to 2017, why are we now getting three in 8 years? (Again, I highlight the size of this one....20km.)
And of course, my usual question when it comes to Comets ~ especially interstellar ones ~ what is the payload?
For more details, here are some links:
https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=03&month=07&year=2025
https://earthsky.org/space/new-interstellar-object-candidate-heading-toward-the-sun-a11pl3z/
As a side note ~ and I kid you not ~ I just re-watched an episode of Strange New Worlds yesterday (prepping for Season 3 in a couple of weeks) titled "Children of the Comet". Then I read about 3I/Atlas earlier today....
Namarie! 💗
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