In Alaska, nature sculpted this lone tree into a frozen wave at sunrise ❄️🌬️🌅
Relentless wind, drifting snow, and rime ice stacked layer by layer until the branches looked like feathers made of frost.
That soft golden glow is the sun catching every icy strand, turning the whole scene into a winter sculpture for a few brief moments.
Bent by the storm, but still standing. Still reaching.
Notice anything different about me? 👀
This @NASAHubble picture of the galaxy NGC 4388 reveals something not previously visible in previous images of it—a plume of gas reaching out towards the bottom-right corner of the image. Learn more: https://t.co/y0jXxkON5u
3I/ATLAS Is Not Behind the Sun.
Astronomers were told the interstellar object would disappear behind the Sun during its Oct 29 perihelion. But new observations show that’s not true.
On Oct 25, the team recorded 3I/ATLAS visible beside the Sun — not hidden.
Position: RA 13h 38m 44.9s, Dec –07° 40′ 32.5″ | Distance: 2.34 AU | Magnitude: 15.00
The object is displaying unexpected behaviour:
– Non-gravitational lateral movement of about 3.95 km/s
– Irregular brightness and faster-than-predicted brightening
– Overall dimmer than model projections
These deviations suggest 3I/ATLAS might not be acting like a normal comet — possibly controlled or propelled in some way.
Observers are urged to track the perihelion on Oct 29 (11:36 UTC) and record its position and magnitude. The event will be visible — not hidden behind the Sun.
As the author concludes: “They told you it would be hidden. They lied.”
https://t.co/HZcYCAQskc
On Nov. 27, @Astro_ChrisW will embark on his first-ever spaceflight to the @Space_Station. We will be broadcasting the launch on NASA+, YouTube, and other platforms—learn when and where to tune in: https://t.co/AVYnIMNuF3