The interstellar object 31/ATLAS has ignited a global frenzy over whether aliens could be connected to its unusual behavior, as scientists release new findings ahead of its closest approach to Earth on December 19.
The object—confirmed to come from another solar system—has drawn sharp debates between NASA, astronomers, and theorists like Harvard’s Avi Loeb, who suggests it could even be “an alien vessel.”
As curiosity peaks, researchers are uncovering new anomalies that make 31/ATLAS unlike any comet previously observed.
Avi Loeb vs. NASA: The Aliens Debate Intensifies
NASA continues to insist the object is a comet with atypical features and has built a dedicated page to answer public concerns.
NASA’s official information page on the interstellar comet can be viewed here.
Yet Harvard Professor Avi Loeb told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that the outer layer of the object shows signs of a surface unlike typical comets.
