Is it just an icy visitor from the depths of space, or could it be something more? The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is proving to be a cosmic riddle, and Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb is calling out colleagues who automatically dismiss his theories that it may be more than a simple comet. (The article should state who or what discovered 3I/ATLAS and when, to give context on how long it has been observed).
For months, Loeb has intrigued the public with his observations about what he says is a potential alien vessel passing through our solar system, citing the object's myriad anomalies.
