Extraordinary 14-Billion-Year-Old Age Claim Surrounds 3I/ATLAS But Evidence Remains Elusive As Anomalies Persist
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. At present, the evidence supports caution, continued observation, and intellectual humility. Dreaming about ancient origins is part of what drives scientific curiosity, and there is value in speculative exploration when it is clearly labeled as such. But the enduring importance of 3I/ATLAS lies not in how old it might be—it lies in how consistently it challenges what we think we know.
