24/01/2026 3i/Atlas goes pink

The story just keeps getting better with 3i/Atlas, just when you might have thought it was all over.

Right now, 3i/Atlas is hurtling toward Jupiter, its last rendezvous before leaving our solar system. In fact, at some point, there'll be an alignment of Earth, 3i/Atlas and Jupiter.

Beautifully the colour of the heavenly body has now changed to pink. Immediately I know exactly what is being reflected: It's the colour of Quan Yin - she's making her appearance known as 3i/Atlas leaves.

Here's the scientific cosmology from Stefan Burns...