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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Denise Nequinto

Harvard Physicist Claims 3I/ATLAS Object Is 'Not Natural': Why He Is Baffled

The trajectory of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in July 2025. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Wikimedia Commons)

Since its discovery, there has been much discussion about the behaviour and movements of the interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS. As the comet moves through the Solar System, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb suggests that the jets emanating from the comet may not be natural in origin.

On his blog, Loeb wrote an update regarding 3I/ATLAS. He suggested that the comet's unusual characteristics might be suggestive of alien or extraterrestrial life aboard the comet. Such characteristics include an 'anti-tail' and jets emerging from it, along with radio waves that were recently detected.

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