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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

3I/ATLAS Today (Nov. 11, 2025): Interstellar Comet Reappears with Growing Ion Tail, Morning-Sky Return & Rumor Control

Updated: November 11, 2025 Key points at a glance What’s new today A longer, sharper tail. Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi reports that 3I/ATLAS’s ion tail has lengthened to at least 0.7°, with an anti‑tail also apparent in stacked exposures taken this morning (Nov. 11) from Italy. The session was conducted at low altitude above the eastern horizon under a bright Moon, underscoring just how active and structured the comet has become post‑perihelion. The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 Visible again before dawn. As predicted, 3I/ATLAS has returned to the morning sky, now drifting through Virgo in the hours before sunrise. BBC Sky
11 November 2025
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