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Interstellar object caught emitting mysterious metal that suggests ‘technological origin’

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Administrator

An interstellar object speeding through our Solar System has been spotted spewing a metal unlike anything seen in natural comets. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile detected an unusual nickel plume from the object, known as 3I/ATLAS. Unlike natural comets, which always emit nickel alongside iron, 3I/ATLAS shows the metallic element without any detectable iron. Harvard physicist Avi Loeb highlighted the anomaly described in a new study, noting that this nickel signature is a hallmark of industrial production of nickel alloys.