- A tail that angles incorrectly
- A partial anti-tail structure
- A curvature that appears self-generated, not wind-shaped
Even accounting for perspective distortions, these orientations contradict standard comet behavior.
This echoes Loeb’s earlier findings: 3I/ATLAS underwent two sudden acceleration events that lacked sufficient mass loss to explain the force. In other words, it moved without being pushed.
Brightness Levels That Don’t Match a Natural Comet
Another anomaly is how bright the object appears this early.
At this distance from the Sun, natural interstellar objects:
- conserve volatiles
- brighten slowly
- display fragmentation indicators
3I/ATLAS does not.
The coma’s over-luminosity suggests:
- controlled heating
- a non-ice-based surface
- or internal energy generation
This is not normal behavior for any known comet—not even ‘Oumuamua.
No Dust Field, No Fragmentation, No Natural Decay
Under enhanced review, I observed:
❌ No micro-fragment train
❌ No particle fallout
❌ No dust plume scattering
❌ No debris fan
All are expected signs of a natural comet beginning to activate.
The absence of these features—alongside the presence of a strong, stable tail—simply adds to the paradox.
As one comet researcher quietly told me two weeks ago:
“It behaves like a thing that is emitting material, not losing it.”
