Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb's scathing critique of NASA's 3I/ATLAS images has ignited a full-blown cosmic storm, accusing the agency of 'deceptive' releases while new anomalies fuel speculation about alien tech. With the interstellar visitor hurtling towards its 19 December 2025 Earth flyby, the controversy has become as compelling as the comet-like object itself.
Discovered on 1 July 2025 by Chile's ATLAS telescope, 3I/ATLAS's hyperbolic path continues to defy natural odds, prompting fierce debate over whether it is a rogue comet or an engineered probe.
