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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
David Unyime Nkanta

BIZARRE: Is something pushing 3i atlas experts shocked as interstellar object defies orbital mechanics - What They Never Told You

Astronomers are baffled by 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1), a mysterious interstellar object exhibiting unexplained changes in its orbit and an unusual chemical composition.

It was discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS telescope in Chile. The object's trajectory is hyperbolic, indicating an extrasolar origin, and it displays properties unlike typical solar-system comets.

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