A Compact, Bounded Glow — Not a Free-Flowing Cloud
Surrounding the core is a tight, contained halo revealed by the green color adjustments applied to the footage. The glow does not expand outward in a diffuse or turbulent manner. Instead, it appears bounded, with a relatively sharp falloff in brightness.
This compactness has now been observed repeatedly across different instruments and processing pipelines. It strongly suggests that material is not escaping freely in all directions, but is instead regulated by internal or surface constraints.
Such behavior is consistent with an object possessing:
- a mechanically resistant outer shell,
- limited permeability, or
- emission pathways governed by subsurface structure.
In short, energy is escaping — but only where the object allows it to.
Asymmetry That Points to Structure, Not Instability
The brightest region in the image is clearly asymmetric, with one side of the core more intense than the other. Crucially, this asymmetry does not appear chaotic or transient. It aligns with earlier observations showing persistent directional activity rather than isotropic heating.
This kind of lopsided brightness is what scientists expect when:
