interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens
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By early December, 3I/ATLAS will move away from the Sun’s vicinity, and its glare, and will be visible again in the Northern Hemisphere with its closest pass to Earth occurring on December 19.
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reached its perihelion, the closest point to the sun, and is expected to be most active on Thursday, October 30.Primarily, 3I/ATLAS currently seems to be hidden
I/ATLAS has unexpectedly become bluer than the Sun, hinting that it could be emitting light, not just reflecting it — a sign it may be composed of something far beyond ordinary comet material.
Avi Loeb suggested that if 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft, it may use its proximity to the Sun's powerful gravitational pull while hidden from us.