New Hubble Data Adds Another Layer To The 3I/ATLAS Story—And It’s Not A Subtle One

It does not easily explain the behavior of the primary anti-tail jet.

That larger structure remains narrow, well-collimated, and coherent over multiple rotations. Its length-to-width ratio suggests that it deviates from the object’s rotation axis by less than about six degrees. For this to occur naturally, the rotation axis itself must be closely aligned with the direction of the Sun.

This is where probability enters the discussion.

Randomly oriented bodies in space rarely align their spin axes so precisely with an external reference direction. The odds of such alignment occurring by chance are low—on the order of a few tenths of one percent. Low probability does not mean impossible. But when combined with the observed jet symmetry and the object’s declining activity, it becomes part of a broader pattern rather than an isolated curiosity.

From a forensic standpoint, what is most striking is not that any single feature defies physics. It is that multiple low-probability conditions appear to be satisfied simultaneously. A structured triple-jet system. Clear separation of scales between inner and outer activity. Long-term stability where short-term variability would normally dominate. And all of it unfolding as the object grows quieter, not more volatile.