Scientists baffled as interstellar visitor appears to reverse thrust before vanishing behind the sun

Scientists are baffled by the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, which has exhibited unusual behavior as it approached and moved away from the sun. Initially, Hubble Space Telescope observed an "anti-tail," a jet of particles pointing towards the sun, which then vanished and was replaced by a conventional tail pointing away from the sun. This tail flip is attributed to the sublimation of different types of ice on the comet's surface as it heated up. While researchers suggest a natural explanation involving the changing composition of ejected material due to solar radiation, some, like Professor Avi Loeb, have speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial technology, noting that the timing of these maneuve... download the app to read more