NASA and the European Space Agency have released new images of a mysterious interstellar object racing through our solar system and a prominent astrophysicist is speaking out about its strange characteristics.

The object, officially titled , was discovered in July and is currently traveling toward Earth at an estimated 130,000 miles per hour. Initial observations suggested it was a comet, but Harvard astrophysicist is raising questions.

“Many characteristics of this object are not typical,” Loeb said in an interview. “The trajectory is fine-tuned. It’s too big to be a rock. And moreover, it has glow in front of it instead of a tail behind it like a comet looks.”

NASA says 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to the sun in late October, passing between the orbits of Earth and Mars. It

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