Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Stuns Astronomers as New Photos Reveal Giant Anti-Tail Jets Stretching Millions of Miles

Source: International Business Times

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has stunned astronomers yet again after Japanese astrophotographer Satoru Murata captured extraordinary new images showing three distinct ionic jets and a dramatic sunward-pointing anti-tail, as the object swept past the galaxy NGC4691under a thin crescent Moon. Murata's photographs, taken from New Mexico and posted on Facebook, have quickly circulated among scientists studying the comet's unusual behaviour. His observations confirm that 3I/ATLAS is still following a hyperbolic trajectory, meaning it will leave the Solar System permanently.