Earth, 3I and ATLAS
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Famed scientist Avi Loeb is investigating the newly found quasi-moon 2025 PN7, questioning if it is an artificial alien probe.
NASA and ESA say 3I/ATLAS poses no threat to Earth. We explain its nickel-heavy readings, IAWN’s training drill, and why the Harvard alien claim lacks proof.
While scientists are confident it is a comet, its origins have ignited wild theories, including the persistent idea that it could be an alien spacecraft. As it approaches its perihelion—its closest point to the Sun—on 29 October 2025,
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Probes could catch tail of Manhattan-sized space object 3I/ATLAS, but time is running out: report
A pair of space probes cruising the solar system may be able to pass through the tail of the mysterious Manhattan-sized comet hurtling towards Earth — but only if the scientists operating
In particular, one scientist has claimed it could even be an 'alien mothership', with a few key differences which he claims are 'not natural', such as releasing a metal compound never seen before in nature, or the trajectory of its particles.
NASA confirms the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS poses no threat to Earth, despite viral speculation. Scientists and the UN are monitoring the rare visitor to study its alien origins and composition.