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JUST IN - The interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is continuing to surprise scientists, this time by brightening at an unexpectedly rapid pace as it made its closest approach to the sun. Experts studying the object don't yet know why that happened — Space report pic.twitter.com/9Ew0W82QYP

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) November 1, 2025

- The post highlights the unexpected rapid brightening of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its October 29, 2025, perihelion, captured by NASA's STEREO spacecraft, with scientists attributing it to unclear outgassing but noting its unusual blue hue from carbon-based gases.

- As the third confirmed interstellar object after 'Oumuamua and Borisov, 3I/ATLAS—discovered in July 2025—displays non-gravitational acceleration, suggesting volatile ices vaporizing intensely, per arXiv preprints and NASA reports.

- Now receding from the sun at 1.36 AU from Earth, the comet becomes ground-observable again, offering late December 2025 telescope views, while replies mix sci-fi jokes with scam alerts, reflecting public fascination with cosmic visitors.