# A propulsion system on a technological object

> Still possible: The extra acceleration is thrust from a propulsion system, for example a deliberate burn near perihelion.

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# A propulsion system on a technological object

The extra acceleration is thrust from a propulsion system, for example a deliberate burn near perihelion.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- An acceleration not tied to gas production
- A change of course at perihelion beyond what outgassing explains

## What would rule it out

- An acceleration that tracks the measured gas production

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[A manoeuvre at perihelion was proposed](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4MBN43TN/a-manoeuvre-at-perihelion-was-proposed)

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[The push matches the gas lost](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4M1WENV2/the-push-matches-the-gas-lost)

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AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What pushes 3I/ATLAS off a purely gravitational path?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0M0GNENV/what-pushes-3i-atlas-off-a-purely-gravitational-path)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A propulsion system on a technological object [Answer ANS0DFQ1QPEV6YS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DFQ1QPEV6YS
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