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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
David Unyime Nkanta

Did 3I/ATLAS Bring Extraterrestrial Life Into Our Solar System? Avi Loeb's New Theory Suggests We May Already Have the Answer

IIllustration of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare visitor from beyond the solar system. (Credit: IBTimes UK)

A provocative latest essay by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has reignited debate over whether interstellar objects passing through our solar system could carry more than just dust and ice.

In his analysis published on Medium, Loeb explores the possibility that an object known as 3I/ATLAS may not be an ordinary cosmic visitor but something far more consequential, potentially linked to the delivery of biological material from beyond our solar system.

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