[alexander_busek]

Optical images captured on November 9 reveal that 3I/ATLAS is ejecting enormous jets of material both toward and away from the sun.

Manoeuvering thrusters.

Regards,

[GingisK]

Manoeuvering thrusters.

Because it is so smart to expend two thrusts at 90 degrees to each other.

[Ancesthntr]

Optical images captured on November 9 reveal that 3I/ATLAS is ejecting enormous jets of material both toward and away from the sun.

Manoeuvering thrusters.
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My first thought was “retrorockets.” Same thing.

Let’s hope that elements of this story are sensationalized crap, because I am not anxious for intelligent alien life (or their AI) to be examining us. Any civilization capable of sending such a probe could crush us like a bug in very short order.