NASA Confirms Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Displays Natural Characteristics

NASA has firmly rejected Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb's hypothesis that the interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas might be an alien technological artifact with potential dangers to humanity. Loeb pointed to the comet's unusual trajectory, lack of a typical gaseous tail, and high velocity as possible signs of active intelligence and even speculated about secret maneuvers behind the sun. However, NASA scientists, including solar system expert Tom Statler, emphasized that the comet behaves like a natural comet in all observable ways, showing typical cometary activity influenced by solar heating. The comet, discovered by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile and traveling at about 130,000 mph, is the third known interstellar object passing through our solar system and poses no threat to Earth. While Loeb acknowledged his alien artifact theory is likely incorrect, he defended it as valuable scientific speculation encouraging open-minded investigation. NASA continues to monitor the comet closely and considers it a unique opportunity to study material from another star system without any indication of artificial origin or threat.