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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Shyna Mae Deang

3I/ATLAS Still Has A High 'Loeb-Scale' Rating Of 4—What Does That Mean?

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS continues to hold a 'Loeb-Scale' rating of 4, a classification used by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb to assess how unusual an object’s behaviour is compared to known natural comets. (Credit: wikipedia)

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has been assigned a Level 4 rating on the Loeb-Scale, a classification that signals a combination of natural anomalies and features that meet early technosignature criteria.

The unusual rating, developed by Harvard astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb and his collaborators, positions the object in the same significance band once held by 1I/'Oumuamua.

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