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Radio Emissions from 3I/ATLAS and Other Exciting Updates

2025-11-22 Science & Technology
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Analyzing 3I/ATLAS: How Galactic Rays Rewrite Interstellar Comet Chemistry

Learn why the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS does not reflect its birth system, and understand the fundamental shift caused by billions of years of cosmic ray exposure.

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  • Resolve common media confusion surrounding 3I/ATLAS and other contemporary comets like K1 Atlas.
  • Grasp the key paradigm shift: the comet's composition is dominated by a radiation-altered crust, not pristine material.
  • Appreciate the success of multi-agency tracking, which validated planetary defense capabilities during the comet's solar pass. This update details the bizarre chemical profile—including extreme $\text{CO}_2$ enrichment—detected by JWST and other instruments, explaining how galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) created a thick, red crust masking the object's origins. Finally, view the successful joint efforts that accurately mapped its projected path.

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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about new 3I/ATLAS updates Links: https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17473 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25V40.html https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.26308 https://sites.psu.edu/astrowright/2025/11/09/loebs-3i-atlas-anomalies-explained/ Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf9oBlkQQCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEoKMWMlQiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX2RA9ioChE #3iatlas #comet #astronomy 0:00 3I/ATLAS update 0:58 NOT the same comets 2:10 Emission analysis and bizarre crust 4:30 Too red? 5:40 Material lost so far 6:40 Exciting new photos and radio emissions 8:15 Triangulation and planetary defense test 9:25 What happened near the sun? 10:20 Conclusions and what's next? Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Dimitrios Katevainis - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202558869@N05/54894998522/ CC BY SA 4.0 ESA / Las Cumbres Observatory F. Ferrigno/INAF/Univ. Parthenope Chuck Ayoub CNSA J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab); Inset: Teide Observatory, M. Serra-Ricart, Light Bridges NASA/Goddard/LASP/CU Boulder NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona NASA/Southwest Research Institute Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

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