The detection of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS by NASA has led to speculation regarding its origin, possibly hinting at extraterrestrial technology. Most researchers believe it is a comet, but physicist Avi Loeb challenges this assumption due to the absence of a visible tail and unusual trajectory. Loeb's 'Loeb Scale' ranks the likelihood of 3I/ATLAS being artificial at six out of ten. He theorizes it could potentially be a mothership releasing mini-probes to approach Earth. These probes may arrive between November 21 and December 5, 2025, raising concerns about their intentions.
"There were claims of a tail, but since 3I/ATLAS is accelerating and its current size is not much larger than the angular resolution of Earth-based telescopes, it is not easy to avoid fictitious elongation of the image as a result of the object's motion."
"The more likely scenario from an engineering perspective involves a mothership that releases mini-probes which perform a reverse Oberth maneuver to slow down at perihelion and intercept Earth."
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