A Christmas answer? Harvard scientist says 3I/ATLAS may reveal its true nature by December
22-11-2025 18:21 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A Christmas answer? Harvard scientist says 3I/ATLAS may reveal its true nature by December

NASA’s new images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS have done little to settle the debate. While the agency insists it is a harmless comet, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb argues the data leaves key anomalies unexplained, especially the million-kilometre, ruler-straight features captured by amateur astronomers. Loeb says December’s close approach may finally reveal whether 3I/ATLAS is natural, or something engineered.
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