00:00A green comet, glowing during a lunar eclipse.
00:03And it's not even from our solar system.
00:05Yep, space just got a lot weirder.
00:08On September 7, 2025, sky watchers were mesmerized
00:12as a total lunar eclipse turned the moon blood red.
00:15But in the Kalahari Desert of Namibia,
00:17two amateur astronomers captured something even more stunning.
00:21Interstellar Comet 3i Atlas, glowing green against the darkened sky.
00:25This comet isn't from around here, literally.
00:28It's only the third known interstellar comet ever seen in our solar system.
00:32What's wild is that it glows green,
00:34a color usually caused by diatomic carbon.
00:37But just a month earlier, astronomers found almost no carbon molecules in this comet.
00:42So what changed?
00:43Did the sun's heat awaken hidden chemicals?
00:46Or is this a strange glow from alien molecules we've never encountered before?
00:50Whatever it is, it's not like anything we've seen before.
00:54A green glowing visitor from another star system.
00:57Seen during a blood moon, nature's cosmic timing couldn't be more perfect.
01:01And the mystery of 3i Atlas is just getting started.
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