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Alien probe or ancient ice? The enigma of 3I/ATLAS

This is not the first time that a comet is accusing it of being a spy. However, 3I/ATLAS, which was introduced on July 1, ...
A mysterious cigar-shaped object spotted tumbling through our solar system last year may have been an alien spacecraft sent to investigate Earth, astronomers from Harvard University have suggested.
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has spotted global attention because of its rotating double jet structure. The majority of ...
I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object ...
(NewsNation) — The Harvard scientist raising concerns about incoming comet 3I/ATLAS — namely, that it could be some kind of alien probe sent to study our solar system — is now saying the interstellar ...
As interstellar object 3I/ATLAS swept past Earth on 19 December 2025, viral theories claimed cosmic indifference or alien ...