The cosmos is often viewed as a silent, static tapestry, yet recent weeks have reminded us that our solar system is a bustling highway for high-speed traffic. While most of these visitors are understood as natural leftovers from planetary formation, one object has reignited a familiar dispute between mainstream astronomy and those searching for signs of intelligent life.
As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS continues its one-time flyby, a fierce debate has erupted. Harvard physicist Avi Loeb has warned that such an object could be a "serial killer" alien probe, citing unusual chemical signatures. NASA, however, has pushed back hard, stating there is "overwhelming evidence" the visitor is a natural comet.
