3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object traveling at 41 miles per second, raises questions about its origin due to its size and intense brightness. It is estimated to be 12 miles wide, surpassing prior interstellar visitors. Harvard astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb expresses skepticism about its natural formation, suggesting the possibility of an alien craft. The object, observed by NASA, is on a path that will bring it closest to the sun on October 30, at a safe distance from Earth. Stronger evidence is needed to confirm its origins before identifying it as an alien spacecraft.
The enormous interstellar object, now officially dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is already speeding through the solar system at 41 miles per second, or 150,000 miles per hour. This has sparked speculation that 3I/ATLAS's intense brightness might not have a natural explanation.
Professor Avi Loeb, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, says it is 'difficult to understand' how the object could be so large unless it is either a comet or an alien craft.
If it is not a comet, then its large brightness would be a big surprise and potentially signal a non-natural origin, perhaps from artificial light,
Other astronomers say that much stronger evidence would be needed to prove the solar system has its first alien guests.
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