""The verdict is still out, and I'm very much looking forward to getting more data in the coming weeks," he told NewsNation over the weekend."
""You know, that's the way science should be done," he added. "It's like a detective story, and any of my colleagues who claim to know it's a comet of a type that is familiar to us is not really curious or imaginative about nature.""
""Let's wait, then check what the subject is in the coming weeks rather than give the verdict now," he concluded."
Some scientists consider 3I/ATLAS most likely a carbon dioxide–rich comet, but unusual chemical signatures, large size, and repeated close planetary encounters have prompted alternative hypotheses, including a possible technological origin. Calls for further observations emphasize uncertainty and the need for more data before reaching conclusions. High-resolution images from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter were delayed by a government shutdown but are expected soon. The object will pass within about 170 million miles of Earth on December 19 and will approach Jupiter in March, enabling additional spacecraft and telescope measurements.
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