Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has alleged that NASA withheld an image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS taken near Mars earlier this month. Loeb made the claim during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience on 29 October 2025, and repeated it in a post on X.
According to Loeb, NASA's HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 'captured 3I/ATLAS on 2 October near Mars,' but the image 'was never released.' He said he formally requested the data from NASA and received no response, suggesting the omission deserved scrutiny. As of now, NASA has not confirmed any such capture or withheld image.
