>unusually dense for its apparent size. While its total mass is estimated to be at least 33 billion tons, which implies a large size, its lack of non-gravitational acceleration (typical of outgassing comets) suggests an anomalously dense core.This doesn't cover every anomaly, such as the presence of nickel tetracarbonyl which previously been witnessed only in human manufacturing but it's a start.Every discussion online is getting shilled whenever these anomalies are mentioned but this explanation makes the most sense. This guy brought it up and was immediately insulted and ridiculed by closed minded dogmatic tards who are attacking anyone who says this thing isn't a 'comet'. (this is happens whenever anyone says it might not be a comet)https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophysics/comments/1n7uu26/could_it_be_possible_that_3iatlas_is_actually_the/other sauces:>Nickel Without Iron Detected in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Raises Technological Questionshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nickel-without-iron-detected-in-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-raises-technological-questions/ar-AA1LtW1S>NASA group launches defense probe to protect Earth from Manhattan-size comet https://nypost.com/2025/10/23/science/interplanetary-defense-system-deployed-by-nasa-back-researchers/>NASA goes dark hours before viewing incoming interstellar objecthttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-goes-dark-hours-before-viewing-incoming-interstellar-object/ss-AA1NMW6k
>>519874362I'm not worried, the firmament will stop it
>>519874362>This guy brought it up and was immediately insulted and ridiculed by closed minded dogmatic tards That guy is you, isn't it?
>>519874362>reddit shit head gets laughed out of reddit for his retardation then comes to 4chan shilling his retardationplease kill yourself
>>519874595No, I wouldn't bother posting such things on there because I know what the place is like, I'm too argumentative for that and would end up very frustrated tbqh
>>519874362Make it hit india
I want aliens to have sex with my penis
>>519874362Hol' up y'all... amma gonna create a megaplanet real quick
>>519874362how is this related to the Epstein Files?
>>519874362>negro swans are flying over my house
>>519874362>nickel tetracarbonyl which previously been witnessed only in human manufacturingHrm, let's look that compound up>Ni(CO)4 was first synthesised in 1890 by Ludwig Mond by the direct reaction of nickel metal with carbon monoxideSo it's literally Nickel and CO?Those sound like pretty common compounds in the accretion disc of a star>On moderate heating, Ni(CO)4 decomposes to carbon monoxide and nickel metalSo this comet has a high concentration of a compound that degrades in the presence of heat?And given its trajectory and the vastness of space, it has probably only ever been close to a star 2-3 times?So it has a compound not found on comets inside the solar system which have had billions of years to orbit the sun and lose that compound?
>>519875392>The Cat then responds by balancing the fish on the tip of his umbrella.
How do they know what this thing is made of if they never approached it with a probe? Are you telling me they can tell the composition of things just from images? Why don't they map out the entire planet then and find out exactly what kind of minerals are present where and in what amount. We always hear these bullshit news about "massive deposit of x material disovered somewhere", why don't they know this already just by pointing a telescope towards earth?
>>519875739Same way they tell things about distant stellar objects, spectroscopyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectroscopy
>>519874362oh no space dildo 33 mason tonnes
>>519875739>they can tell the composition of things just from imagesYup! It's called spectroscopyAll elements have a unique absorption spectrum where light of certain frequencies will be absorbed while passing through it, thus causing dark bands in the light spectrumBy looking at the known spectrum for an element and comparing that to the blocked light, we can determine the elements doing the absorptionPic is the absorption spectrum for the Sun. Lines A and B are from Oxygen, C is from Hydrogen, L and N are Iron, etc.
>>519874362It's still just a rock.
>accelerant
>>519875392guess who has a copy of the epstein files?https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rpU51S26hrA
>>519874362People talk about it appearing to be a natural comet as if it eliminates the possibility that it's an alien craft. It's a great idea to build your ship based around a comet and put it in front of your propulsion system and whatever else you want to bring. This lets you absorb micro-impacts at relativistic speeds and bring a source of materials.It is true that 3I/ATLAS is extremely metal-poor and has exceptionally low levels of carbon, which might mean that it's been mined out during its construction or during its voyage (this would probably mean our solar system is its final destination). However, it could just as easily mean that it would not be a good candidate as a base for a ship. But nothing should be ruled out.
>>519874362
>>519877274>It's a great idea to build your ship based around a cometI love how you just say that as if it's the most obvious thing in the world, when in fact it's a horrible idea and makes zero sense to add literally billions of tons of mass to your spaceship for almost zero benefit
It's an aborted star.
>>519875614>So this comet has a high concentration of a compound that degrades in the presence of heat?That's one of the reasons it's interesting, because in this comet it is continually given off as vapor even in closer proximity to the sun. >In all previously observed comets (over 300 from our solar system, plus the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe) emissions appear in roughly equal or predictable ratios, typically around 10 times higher than solar abundances but always coupled. 3I/ATLAS, however, shows strong Ni emission with no detectable Fe, even at distances of 2.8–3.1 AU from the Sun.So that should be changing the hotter it gets, if there's still no Iron detected when it comes out from behind the sun then that's even more of an anomaly.Apparently nickel tetracarbonyl has been detected on Earth as a byproduct of some types of anaerobic bacteria too.
>>519877455>I love how you just say that as if it's the most obvious thing in the worldI said why you would want to do that right afterwards. If you want to argue against why I said you might want to do that, go ahead, but it seems like you read one sentence and decided to reply.
>>519877595>It's an aborted star.It's less than 1/50th the mass of Phobos, the smallest of the moons of Mars, which itself is so small you can throw a baseball into orbit
>>519877665So first you claim>nickel tetracarbonyl which previously been witnessed only in human manufacturingBut now you say>nickel tetracarbonyl has been detected on Earth as a byproduct of some types of anaerobic bacteria too.Do you just make shit up to suit whatever bullshit you need to support at the time with zero critical thinking?Or are you using AI to make your slide threads, and it's just hallucinating this horseshit?
>>519877274>. It's a great idea to build your ship based around a comet and put it in front of your propulsion system and whatever else you want to bring.I wondered about this. If there were resources within the comet that could be used to power the ship for example then it would make sense. Or using a comet as a platform for building a probe.
>>519876529fuck off egghead
I'm done with you retardsPromise me that, when literally nothing happens and 3I/ATLAS is shown to just be a comet, that you remember your retardation the next time some happeningfag talks to you
>>519877665>>In all previously observed comets (over 300 from our solar system, plus the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe) emissions appear in roughly equal or predictable ratios, typically around 10 times higher than solar abundances but always coupled. 3I/ATLAS, however, shows strong Ni emission with no detectable Fe, even at distances of 2.8–3.1 AU from the Sun.What I thought of would be a binary starsystem. A neutron star with a strong magnetic field, and a dying start which slowly got ripped apart and absorbed until it went nova. The magnetic field of the neutron star could have acted as a velocity selector, and sent the nickel and iron on different trajectories as the core exploded, and then the nickel chunk absorbed other parts of the supernova as it got slingshotted out of the system.
>>519878040I'm personally not claiming it isn't a normal comet, just that other possibilities can't be ruled out yet. Overall the possibility is quite low that it's a craft of some kind but not zero. It's a strange object.I know some people are making definitive claims but I'm just clarifying what I'm saying personally.
>>519877892>>nickel tetracarbonyl has been detected on Earth as a byproduct of some types of anaerobic bacteria too.It would be groundbreaking news if that was the reason for it being detected on this object since it only happened with this bacteria found in soil. It's very unlikely that it's going to be that. The other example it happened in was when the bacteria were eating industrial waste.https://taylorandfrancis.com/knowledge/Engineering_and_technology/Biomedical_engineering/Desulfovibrio_desulfuricans/
>>519877973kek
