A Tale of Two Possible Realities

1. The “Big Flop” Scenario

There is a very real fear—one shared by scientists, reporters, amateur astronomers, and millions of ordinary people—that today’s event could turn into a deflection campaign, filled with:

• Unheard-of explanations
• Brand-new, never-before-documented comet behavior
• Freshly invented scientific terminology
• A long list of “perfectly normal” anomalies that somehow no one saw until 2025

Over the past several months, NASA has been criticized for:

• Withholding HiRISE images taken during the government shutdown
• Delayed releases
• Vague statements
• And a noticeable reluctance to publicly address Avi Loeb’s mounting anomaly list

If today’s presentation attempts to force-fit 3I/ATLAS into a “nothing to see here” box, it could damage public trust in a way NASA has never experienced.

And let’s be clear:
The public doesn’t want excuses. They want truth.

2. The “Revelation” Scenario

The other possibility—the one many quietly hope for—is that today marks the moment NASA finally steps into transparency.

That would mean: