New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- The buzz around interstellar object 3I/ATLAS-hypothesized by some to be anything from an exotic comet to a piece of alien technology-is likely to take another unpredictable turn, with a new image taken post-perihelion showing that the object lacks a prominent cometary tail, something that should have been visible following its recent trip around the sun.

Since its discovery, the true nature 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System, has been a topic of immense speculation.

Despite assurances from NASA and other space agencies that 3I/ATLAS was a mere comet visiting from another star system, many weren't convinced, in part due to the object behaving in a manner that defied conventional cometa...