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3I/ATLAS artificial object claim

Avi Loeb claims 3I/ATLAS is an artificial object, but scientific consensus favors a natural, weakly active comet interpretation

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Jan 18, 2026

What is the astronomical community's consensus on interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS?

The astronomical community’s prevailing judgment is that 3I/ATLAS is a natural interstellar comet — a view supported by multiple observatories, telescope imagery, and months of follow-up analysis — ev...

Jan 8, 2026

Dr Make views on 3i atlas

Dr. Michio Kaku has publicly characterized 3I/ATLAS as a “highly observable mystery” worthy of sober attention, emphasizing its unusual hyperbolic trajectory and high relative speed while urging clari...