[Regnum] The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS flying through the Solar System may be an alien ship, Harvard scientist and astronomer Avi Loeb said on August 1.
But like all previous space objects that we’ve noticed thus far, it probably isn’t. Still, it’s lots of fun to imagine it might be.
"It could come to save us or destroy us. We'd better be prepared for both and check whether all interstellar objects are rocks," the British newspaper Daily Mail reports the scientist as saying.
The authors of the article noted that Loeb has been tracking the interstellar object since its first discovery on July 1. According to the astronomer's predictions, 3I/ATLAS could reach Earth between November 21 and December 5, 2025.
It is also assumed that its size is quite large, which is not typical for an object arriving from outside the Solar System.
On July 26, Cornell University scientists noticed anomalous characteristics in the 3I/ATLAS object approaching Earth and suggested that it was a technological device launched with hostile purposes. The researchers reported an unusual flight trajectory and suggested that the object was controlled by extraterrestrial intelligence.
But like all previous space objects that we’ve noticed thus far, it probably isn’t. Still, it’s lots of fun to imagine it might be."It could come to save us or destroy us. We'd better be prepared for both and check whether all interstellar objects are rocks," the British newspaper Daily Mail reports the scientist as saying.
The authors of the article noted that Loeb has been tracking the interstellar object since its first discovery on July 1. According to the astronomer's predictions, 3I/ATLAS could reach Earth between November 21 and December 5, 2025.
It is also assumed that its size is quite large, which is not typical for an object arriving from outside the Solar System.
On July 26, Cornell University scientists noticed anomalous characteristics in the 3I/ATLAS object approaching Earth and suggested that it was a technological device launched with hostile purposes. The researchers reported an unusual flight trajectory and suggested that the object was controlled by extraterrestrial intelligence.