Is 3I/Atlas an alien spacecraft or just a really interesting rock hurling through the cosmos?

That debate has been raging ever since the comet, only the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system, was first detected by the Hubble Space Telescope in July. Now, NASA is facing more pressure to release whatever information it may be withholding, which could either intensify the debate – or end it.

The main scientist suggesting that 3I/ATLAS could be an alien spacecraft is Dr. Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist. As evidence, Loeb points to the comet’s unique characteristics, including its unusual trajectory, which tracks closely to the alignment of planets in our solar system.

Studies have also detected nickel in the 3.5-mile-long comet’s gas plume, which some associate with i

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