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Is New Space Object An Alien Craft?

Jennifer Gaeng

2 months ago
This image shows the observation of comet 3I/ATLAS when it was discovered on July 1, 2025. The NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile first reported that the comet originated from interstellar space. ATLAS/University of Hawaii/NASA | ATLAS/University of Hawaii/NASA

Most scientists see a comet. Harvard's Avi Loeb sees potential aliens.

The controversial professor is raising eyebrows again, suggesting that a newly discovered space object called "3I/ATLAS" might not be a simple comet after all. According to Loeb, this interstellar visitor shows signs of being "intelligently" directed.

"We should put all possibilities on the table that it's a rock, a comet, or something else until we get the evidence, the data that will tell us what it is," Loeb told WBZ-TV.

Comet 3I/ATLAS | This diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. It will make its closest approach to the Sun in October. NASA/JPL-Caltech

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