3I Atlas Asteroid Getting Much Closer to the Sun Than Expected and Turning Blue

We thought we understood Asteroids and comets but we do not….
“This interstellar visitor is brightening at roughly twice that typical rate, suggesting something unusual is happening on its surface.”
“What they found was striking. Between mid September and late October, as 3I/ATLAS closed in from about 2 astronomical units (roughly twice Earth’s distance from the Sun) to just 1.36 AU, its brightness surged dramatically.”