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Analysts originally thought this pulsing might originate from the rotation of the object's nucleus. However, Lobe pointed out that this is unlikely because less than 10% of the object's visible light comes from its core, and the main glow appears to emanate from a surrounding coma—a halo of gas and dust—detected in images from the Hubble Space Telescope taken on July 21, 2025.
Monitoring the object over time through a series of images and real-time video could help determine whether the pulsations are of natural or technological origin. If explosions or jets are observed emanating in non-solar directions or show periodicity aligned with the object’s rotation, it could hint at artificial mechanisms.