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Posted on 08/11/2025 2:42:20 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Astronomers recently discovered a rare interstellar object passing through our solar system, and a Harvard physicist is sounding the alarm that its strange characteristics might indicate it’s more than just a typical comet.
"Maybe the trajectory was designed," Dr. Avi Loeb, science professor at Harvard University, told Fox News Digital. "If it had an objective to sort of to be on a reconnaissance mission, to either send mini probes to those planets or monitor them… It seems quite anomalous."
The object — dubbed 3I/ATLAS — was first detected in early July by an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope located in Chile. The discovery marked only the third time an interstellar object has been observed entering our solar system, according to NASA.
Although NASA has classified the object as a comet, Loeb noted that an image of the cosmic visitor indicated an unexpected glow appearing in front of the object, rather than trailing behind it — something he described as "quite surprising."
"Usually with comets you have a tail, a cometary tail, where dust and gas are shining, reflecting sunlight, and that's the signature of a comet," Loeb told Fox News Digital. "Here, you see a glow in front of it, not behind it."
Measuring about 20 kilometers across, making it larger than Manhattan, 3I/ATLAS is also unusually bright for its distance. However, according to Loeb, its most unusual characteristic is its trajectory.
"If you imagine objects entering the solar system from random directions, just one in 500 of them would be aligned so well with the orbits of the planets," he said.
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Hint: Real gods do not need a starship.
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They told you that?
I'd rather Jasmine Crockett slow down. Her mouth is writing checks her brain can't cash.
How many times does this story get posted? I rank it in the category of the Heavens Gate people.
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The I3 Atlas story will continue to be posted as new development appear, until at least November 1st when it will have passed the Sun on its way to Jupiter. more then if NASA redirects the Juno Probe to investigate it.
Your Heaven’s Gate comment only makes you look stupid.
So Avi should shut up like all the other astronomers and NASA? Its just a comet - but if it is, it is like no other comet ever observed.
By misdirection of the data, and calling it just a rock or a comet, leaves all the anomalies unstudied; so we remain ignorant just to keep a consensus view of science and the observable universe? How well does that work for “climate change”?
I meant on its way in. If it slows down and changes course to intercept Earth…we might be a bit concerned. Otherwise, some planet spun off a big chunk of rock and tossed it into space.
I read of one scientist who said that the universe is a big place, with lots of stuff we’ve never seen before. We need to make sure we don’t get over excited every time we see something new. I think he is right.
I meant on its way in. If it slows down and changes course to intercept Earth…we might be a bit concerned. Otherwise, some planet spun off a big chunk of rock and tossed it into space.
I read of one scientist who said that the universe is a big place, with lots of stuff we’ve never seen before. We need to make sure we don’t get over excited every time we see something new. I think he is right.
Speculation sold a lot of oil wells in the 1930’s too.
Oh yeah, no doubt 😱😱😱😵💫😵💫😵💫
The title that was used for this thread—whether good or not—is the title of the article at Fox News. It is a well-known rule at FR that we must use the title at source.
Can't see how that demonstrates anything about ignorance.
Stupid, petty comment on your part.
Yep, it’ll be landing in the Bermuda Triangle.
You know its a rule on FR to never read the article, so how would any one know what Fox titled it?
Haha. Very true. But somehow the mods always find out.
Professor Applewhite.
Must be climate "science" because he has never heard of comet anti-tails, which only appear to be in front of the comet based on the viewers perspective.
A search of "interstellar object" brings these up.
The first 4 are relevant.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=interstellar%20object
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The Hal Bop II comet is only a comet until it changes course. So far it follows normal rules of the macrocosm. No! It won’t settle down at the end of the Santa Monica Pier to take our ride tickets!
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