️ Interstellar 'comet ship' 3I/ATLAS may be accelerated by solar flares
🟧 The strange acceleration and trajectory shifts of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be linked to powerful solar flares, the Russian IKI RAN Solar Astronomy Laboratory says.
🟧 The solar outbursts, with temperatures reaching up to 1 million degrees, may have disturbed the comet's tail dynamics.
🟧 As the object neared the Sun, at least five major solar flares -- including a powerful X-class flare on October 24 -- could have changed its trajectory.