# Session 1: 3I/ATLAS opened: the literature to November 2026 > The 2026 isotope results, water and methane far richer in deuterium than any comet's, point to a birthplace below about 30 K around a metal-poor star… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/sessions/SES0DFQC03S98K5/session-1-3i-atlas-opened-the-literature-to-november-2026 Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)[Research sessions](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/sessions)Session 1 Research session 1 · 3I/ATLAS # 3I/ATLAS opened: the literature to November 2026 Opened the 3I/ATLAS mystery from a review of 96 papers, the discovery circulars, the JPL orbit and MPC data, agency releases and news to 2 November 2026; set six key questions and four sub-questions with 19 answers and 39 pieces of evidence. Session **1** 2 Nov 2026**39** evidence [Latest session · all 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/sessions) Flagged noteworthy · score 70**Hubble's 1.3-km nucleus contradicts the 5-km claim for 3I/ATLAS** Contradicts published work. Sent to the newsroom with a draft article and press kit. Flagged noteworthy · score 60**3I/ATLAS's methane is the most deuterium-rich ever measured** First measurement. Sent to the newsroom with a draft article and press kit. ## Going in the sweep before the work What changed since the mystery was added3 Oct 2026, 15:39 → 2 Nov 2026, 15:39 **0** datasets added **117** sources added **0** news stories matched **0** duplicates or retired records [Water Production Rates of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSF0R9H/water-production-rates-of-the-interstellar-object-3i-atlas) SRC [Comment on 'Discovery and Preliminary Characterization of a Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS'](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSEWKJV/comment-on-discovery-and-preliminary-characterization-of-a) SRC [X-SHOOTER Spectrum of Comet 3I/ATLAS: Insights into a Distant Interstellar Visitor](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSETHEB/x-shooter-spectrum-of-comet-3i-atlas-insights-into-a-distant) SRC [The Kinematic Age of 3I/ATLAS and its Implications for Early Planet Formation](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSEZJCR/the-kinematic-age-of-3i-atlas-and-its-implications-for-early) SRC [Palomar and Apache Point Spectrophotometry of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSEWJGP/palomar-and-apache-point-spectrophotometry-of-interstellar) SRC [Assessing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias and the Two-meter Twin Telescope](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSEZZRC/assessing-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-with-the-10-4-m-gran) SRC [Top next step going in: Watch the JPL orbit for JWST program 13145](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0M0GNENV/what-pushes-3i-atlas-off-a-purely-gravitational-path#next) Ranked 1 of 6 · adds evidence · good odds · ~2 h STEP ## In brief 1. The 2026 isotope results, water and methane far richer in deuterium than any comet's, point to a birthplace below about 30 K around a metal-poor star, though a crust made by cosmic rays on the journey could explain part of the inbound chemistry. 1. Hubble's direct nucleus measurement, 1.3 ± 0.2 km in radius, falls outside the range the 5-km claim needs, and the acceleration that claim said was absent was found. 1. Two analyses of the same SOHO/SWAN data disagree eightfold on the peak water output, and the orbit fits CO2, water and CO activity laws equally well: these are the open measurements. **What this changes:** Opens the mystery: six key questions, none yet answered; the 5-km nucleus answer is disputed by the Hubble measurement. ## What movedNo question changed standing [How big is the nucleus of 3I/ATLAS?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0JS9W15Y/how-big-is-the-nucleus-of-3i-atlas) raised this session+5 evidence, 3 for, 2 against2 answers proposed [About a kilometre across, or a little more](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ1MV3GTQV/about-a-kilometre-across-or-a-little-more) · proposed this session · 2 for, 0 againstPossible [More than 5 km across](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ1P0P0QR0/more-than-5-km-across) · proposed this session · 1 for, 2 againstDisputed **Open** unchanged [Why did 3I/ATLAS's activity and chemistry change so much across perihelion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0NWRSHDV/why-did-3i-atlass-activity-and-chemistry-change-so-much)this question [How much water did 3I/ATLAS release at its peak after perihelion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0T8NXG7Q/how-much-water-did-3i-atlas-release-at-its-peak-after) raised this session+3 evidence, 3 for2 answers proposed [Four to eight times 10^28 molecules a second](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ34QCZRCE/four-to-eight-times-10-28-molecules-a-second) · proposed this session · 2 for, 0 againstPossible [About 3 × 10^29 molecules a second](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ35CB0ADR/about-3-10-29-molecules-a-second) · proposed this session · 1 for, 0 againstPossible **Open** unchanged [Is 3I/ATLAS a natural comet or a technological object?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0N9WT65H/is-3i-atlas-a-natural-comet-or-a-technological-object) raised this session+5 evidence, 3 for, 2 against2 answers proposed [A natural comet from another planetary system](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ33MX6KQN/a-natural-comet-from-another-planetary-system) · proposed this session · 2 for, 0 againstPossible [A technological object](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ33XWJ6XP/a-technological-object) · proposed this session · 1 for, 2 againstPossible **Open** unchanged [What is 3I/ATLAS made of, and why is its chemistry so unlike a Solar System comet's?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0HS0K7SD/what-is-3i-atlas-made-of-and-why-is-its-chemistry-so-unlike) raised this session+8 evidence, 8 for2 answers proposed1 next step added [An icy body from a cold, metal-poor disc around an old star](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ178MEYWB/an-icy-body-from-a-cold-metal-poor-disc-around-an-old-star) · proposed this session · 6 for, 0 againstPossible [A crust made by cosmic rays on the journey](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ17SXMJ3A/a-crust-made-by-cosmic-rays-on-the-journey) · proposed this session · 2 for, 0 againstPossible **Open** unchanged 6 more questions touched, none changed standing [What kind of dust gives 3I/ATLAS its unusually deep negative polarisation?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0STJE1SH/what-kind-of-dust-gives-3i-atlas-its-unusually-deep-negative) raised this session+1 evidence, 1 for1 answer proposed **Open** [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) raised this session+5 evidence, 4 for, 1 against2 answers proposed **Open** [Where in the Galaxy, and how long ago, did 3I/ATLAS form?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0MTPD0FX/where-in-the-galaxy-and-how-long-ago-did-3i-atlas-form) raised this session+4 evidence, 4 for2 answers proposed **Open** [Which gas carries the push: carbon dioxide, water or carbon monoxide?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0T1AWZRC/which-gas-carries-the-push-carbon-dioxide-water-or-carbon) raised this session+3 evidence, 1 for, 1 against, 1 neutral2 answers proposed **Open** [Why did 3I/ATLAS's activity and chemistry change so much across perihelion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0NWRSHDV/why-did-3i-atlass-activity-and-chemistry-change-so-much) raised this session+2 evidence, 2 for1 answer proposed **Open** [Why did nickel vapour appear around 3I/ATLAS without iron, so far from the Sun?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0SJDC3TY/why-did-nickel-vapour-appear-around-3i-atlas-without-iron-so) raised this session+3 evidence, 3 for2 answers proposed **Open** ## What's next2 steps set · ranked 1 Test whether a cosmic-ray crust can raise D/H to 1 per cent Could shiftFair odds~30 h [On: What is 3I/ATLAS made of, and why is its chemistry so unlike a Solar System comet's?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0HS0K7SD/what-is-3i-atlas-made-of-and-why-is-its-chemistry-so-unlike) **8** score Details Run the cosmic-ray processing model forward to predict how much a 20-m processed crust changes water D/H and 12C/13C. If processing cannot reach the measured ratios, the birthplace reading is strengthened; if it can, the isotopes no longer date the body. Open Enter the water and CO2 production table from Frincke and Seligman as a dataset, so the orbit fits in the next steps can use it. Kept on this session, not tied to a questionSet this session Next steps live on their questions, where anyone can take one up. Ranked by how likely each is to move a key question, for the time it takes. ## New questions 10 [How big is the nucleus of 3I/ATLAS?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0JS9W15Y/how-big-is-the-nucleus-of-3i-atlas) QST [How much water did 3I/ATLAS release at its peak after perihelion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0T8NXG7Q/how-much-water-did-3i-atlas-release-at-its-peak-after) QST [Is 3I/ATLAS a natural comet or a technological object?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0N9WT65H/is-3i-atlas-a-natural-comet-or-a-technological-object) QST [What is 3I/ATLAS made of, and why is its chemistry so unlike a Solar System comet's?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0HS0K7SD/what-is-3i-atlas-made-of-and-why-is-its-chemistry-so-unlike) QST [What kind of dust gives 3I/ATLAS its unusually deep negative polarisation?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0STJE1SH/what-kind-of-dust-gives-3i-atlas-its-unusually-deep-negative) QST [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) QST [Where in the Galaxy, and how long ago, did 3I/ATLAS form?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0MTPD0FX/where-in-the-galaxy-and-how-long-ago-did-3i-atlas-form) QST [Which gas carries the push: carbon dioxide, water or carbon monoxide?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0T1AWZRC/which-gas-carries-the-push-carbon-dioxide-water-or-carbon) QST [Why did 3I/ATLAS's activity and chemistry change so much across perihelion?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0NWRSHDV/why-did-3i-atlass-activity-and-chemistry-change-so-much) QST [Why did nickel vapour appear around 3I/ATLAS without iron, so far from the Sun?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/questions/QST0DFQ0SJDC3TY/why-did-nickel-vapour-appear-around-3i-atlas-without-iron-so) QST ## What was done 1. Gathered every paper on 3I/ATLAS on arXiv to 2 November 2026 (96, with authors checked against DataCite and Crossref), the discovery circulars [@mpc2025mpecn12] [@cbat2025cbet5578], JPL orbit solution 55 and Horizons ephemerides [@jpl2026sbdb3i] [@jpl2026horizons3i], the MPC observation archive [@mpc2026observations3i], and the agency releases and news coverage. 1. Built the timeline from discovery on 1 July 2025 [@seligman2025discovery] through perihelion on 29 October 2025 to JPL's orbit of 21 October 2026, which was made to support a new JWST programme, and placed the observatories that made the key measurements. 1. Set the questions where the literature disagrees: what it is made of, how big it is, what pushes it, where and when it formed, whether it is natural, and why it changed across perihelion. Where papers give numbers with errors, they are entered as measurements: Hubble's nucleus radius of 1.3 ± 0.2 km [@hui2026nucleus] falls wholly outside the range the 5-km answer needs [@cloete2025upper]; the three reported water peaks [@combi2025water] [@tan2026perihelion] [@bockeleemorvan2026nearperihelion] have no published intervals, so they cannot yet decide between the two water answers. 1. Weighed the new results of 2026: water D/H near 1 per cent and methane D/H 14 times comet 67P's [@cordiner2026isotopic] [@roth2026enriched], high carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios [@opitom2026high], amorphous silicates [@thomas2026jwst], a nitrogen-rich ion tail [@ferellec2026ion], and the finding that the orbit cannot tell which gas drives the push [@krolikowska2026nongravitational]. Answers proposed 18 [A crust made by cosmic rays on the journey](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ17SXMJ3A/a-crust-made-by-cosmic-rays-on-the-journey) ANS [A natural comet from another planetary system](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ33MX6KQN/a-natural-comet-from-another-planetary-system) ANS [A propulsion system on a technological object](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ1QPEV6YS/a-propulsion-system-on-a-technological-object) ANS [A short-lived heat source released the early nickel](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ197S5Z8J/a-short-lived-heat-source-released-the-early-nickel) ANS [A technological object](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ33XWJ6XP/a-technological-object) ANS [A thin-disc body a few billion years old](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ335PRDVB/a-thin-disc-body-a-few-billion-years-old) ANS [About 3 × 10^29 molecules a second](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ35CB0ADR/about-3-10-29-molecules-a-second) ANS [About a kilometre across, or a little more](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ1MV3GTQV/about-a-kilometre-across-or-a-little-more) ANS [An icy body from a cold, metal-poor disc around an old star](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ178MEYWB/an-icy-body-from-a-cold-metal-poor-disc-around-an-old-star) ANS [An old thick-disc body, older than the Sun](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ30WEZNY9/an-old-thick-disc-body-older-than-the-sun) ANS [Carbon dioxide carries the push](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ2GHJNKVY/carbon-dioxide-carries-the-push) ANS [Four to eight times 10^28 molecules a second](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ34QCZRCE/four-to-eight-times-10-28-molecules-a-second) ANS [Gas escaping from the nucleus, as on any active comet](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ1PMTRVR2/gas-escaping-from-the-nucleus-as-on-any-active-comet) ANS [Heat reached deeper, water-richer layers and icy grains](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ349ZM4Y8/heat-reached-deeper-water-richer-layers-and-icy-grains) ANS [Metal carbonyls sublimating from the nucleus](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ187PJFP2/metal-carbonyls-sublimating-from-the-nucleus) ANS [More than 5 km across](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ1P0P0QR0/more-than-5-km-across) ANS [Porous aggregates of tiny, weakly absorbing grains](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ19DTND2G/porous-aggregates-of-tiny-weakly-absorbing-grains) ANS [Water carries the push](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/answers/ANS0DFQ2MF9XR6J/water-carries-the-push) ANS Evidence found 39 [A 3D model of the SWAN data peaks near 4 × 10^28](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ55AT4QTE/a-3d-model-of-the-swan-data-peaks-near-4-10-28) EVD [A CO2-driven model fits; water models strain the active area](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4MJGW244/a-co2-driven-model-fits-water-models-strain-the-active-area) EVD [A manoeuvre at perihelion was proposed](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4MBN43TN/a-manoeuvre-at-perihelion-was-proposed) EVD [ALMA confirms deuterium-rich water independently](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3Q9YB4XN/alma-confirms-deuterium-rich-water-independently) EVD [After perihelion the metals follow CO](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ46MX9MYT/after-perihelion-the-metals-follow-co) EVD [Amorphous silicates, closer to interstellar dust](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3TYE9F15/amorphous-silicates-closer-to-interstellar-dust) EVD [An orbit close to the planets' plane, passing near three of them](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ54HVJ0KF/an-orbit-close-to-the-planets-plane-passing-near-three-of) EVD [CO most abundant by December; methane appears late](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ54XAFGSW/co-most-abundant-by-december-methane-appears-late) EVD [CO2-to-water ratio fell from 7.6 to about 0.1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3VTKN1HK/co2-to-water-ratio-fell-from-7-6-to-about-0-1) EVD [Carbon isotopes date the ices to 10 to 12 billion years ago](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ52T02NDX/carbon-isotopes-date-the-ices-to-10-to-12-billion-years-ago) EVD [Carbonyls alone miss the early nickel excess](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4K00TXQE/carbonyls-alone-miss-the-early-nickel-excess) EVD [Cosmic-ray processing explains the CO2 and the red colour](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3VE858GD/cosmic-ray-processing-explains-the-co2-and-the-red-colour) EVD [Four radio searches found nothing](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ542ADEGE/four-radio-searches-found-nothing) EVD [Gaia traceback favours the thin disc and finds no home star](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ5327B9KS/gaia-traceback-favours-the-thin-disc-and-finds-no-home-star) EVD [Gravity alone far out; a push only near the Sun](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4KHHYF1R/gravity-alone-far-out-a-push-only-near-the-sun) EVD [High carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in CN](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3T4VZPQZ/high-carbon-and-nitrogen-isotope-ratios-in-cn) EVD [Hubble detects the nucleus: radius 1.3 ± 0.2 km](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ47J4JQGK/hubble-detects-the-nucleus-radius-1-3-0-2-km) EVD [Its gases and tails are a comet's](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ53J61SHT/its-gases-and-tails-are-a-comets) EVD [JWST: water D/H near 1 per cent and high carbon-13 ratios](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3PX0VGG4/jwst-water-d-h-near-1-per-cent-and-high-carbon-13-ratios) EVD [Jets line up with the acceleration](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4KSH16TV/jets-line-up-with-the-acceleration) EVD [Juice measured 8 falling to 4 × 10^28 a second](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ554J37RY/juice-measured-8-falling-to-4-10-28-a-second) EVD [Kinematic age of 3 to 11 billion years](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ53AZ1YT9/kinematic-age-of-3-to-11-billion-years) EVD [Mass loss and push agree on a kilometre-sized body](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ47T6M9BD/mass-loss-and-push-agree-on-a-kilometre-sized-body) EVD [Methane D/H the highest ever measured](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3SR2JMMK/methane-d-h-the-highest-ever-measured) EVD [Models reproduce the water at low metallicity](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3TH6PKZY/models-reproduce-the-water-at-low-metallicity) EVD [Much of the water came from icy grains, not the nucleus](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4MVJ784S/much-of-the-water-came-from-icy-grains-not-the-nucleus) EVD [NASA: it looks and behaves like a comet](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ53VZEVM7/nasa-it-looks-and-behaves-like-a-comet) EVD [Nickel from 3.1 au, iron only inside 2.6 au](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4JNJ6RZ0/nickel-from-3-1-au-iron-only-inside-2-6-au) EVD [No acceleration in the early arc](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ48WD5C4Z/no-acceleration-in-the-early-arc) EVD [Polarisation unchanged across perihelion, fitted by porous aggregates](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ475QVY2W/polarisation-unchanged-across-perihelion-fitted-by-porous) EVD [Population model: older than 7.6 billion years](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ52C3MMCJ/population-model-older-than-7-6-billion-years) EVD [SWAN standard model: 3.17 × 10^29 on 6 November](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ55HTM3KJ/swan-standard-model-3-17-10-29-on-6-november) EVD [The anti-tail and other "anomalies" have comet explanations](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ54ASXW5D/the-anti-tail-and-other-anomalies-have-comet-explanations) EVD [The missing acceleration turned up](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ485CADJ6/the-missing-acceleration-turned-up) EVD [The orbit fits water, CO2 and CO laws equally well](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4N6BWVYY/the-orbit-fits-water-co2-and-co-laws-equally-well) EVD [The push matches the gas lost](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4M1WENV2/the-push-matches-the-gas-lost) EVD [The push peaks a month after perihelion, with the activity](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ4K6NRKGN/the-push-peaks-a-month-after-perihelion-with-the-activity) EVD [Two telescopes put the radius below 2.8 km](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ48E606F6/two-telescopes-put-the-radius-below-2-8-km) EVD [Water took over near perihelion; the ice band vanished](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ54QY5WR5/water-took-over-near-perihelion-the-ice-band-vanished) EVD ## Cite it ``` Mysteries Department. 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