Mysterious ‘heartbeat’ pulsating from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it nears Earth
New telescope observations revealed streams of gas and dust, called jets, blasting out in rhythmic bursts every 16.16 hours precisely, much like a steady heartbeat.
Moreover, this pulsing makes the object’s overall glow brighten and dim by 20 to 40 percent in a clean, repeating cycle, which some have claimed suggest 3I/ATLAS is not a naturally-occurring comet.