NASA Confirmsโค 3I/ATLAS is โคComet, โฃDismissing Extraterrestrial Theories
WASHINGTON – NASA has definitively โconcluded thatโฃ the mysterious object 3I/ATLAS, initially sparking speculation โabout potential alien origins,โ is โขa comet. โThe confirmation comes following analysis ofโข images captured by โขthree โฃMars missions – hirise, MAVEN, and Perseverance – released this week.
discovered in July, โ3I/ATLASโ quickly drew attention โคdue to โคits unusual trajectory, leading some toโข hypothesize โขit originated from outside โour solar system.โ While most scientists leaned towards aโฃ cometary clarification, theories posited the object โcould โขbe an interstellar probe or even an alien vehicle, fueled by comments from figures including US Congressman andโข Harvard researcher Avi Loeb, andโ even a public inquiry from Kim Kardashian.
Images taken from 29 million kilometers away reveal 3I/ATLASโ as a “fuzzyโ white ball,” explained NASA โofficial Amitโ Kshatriya at a press โconference. “We are trying very hard to โฃfindโค traces โคof life in the universe, but 3I/ATLAS is a comet.” The “whiteโข ball” appearance isโฃ attributed โto the comet’s โcoma – a cloud of dust โคandโ ice scattering light as it travels. HiRISE images show a resolution of approximately 30 kilometers per pixel.
Further analysis by NASA’s โขMAVENโ instrument detected traces of hydrogen emitted from the comet, aiding in determining โขits โฃchemical composition. The Perseverance rover also captured images using its Mastcam-Z camera with a โlong exposure.
Despite NASA’s conclusive findings, Harvard โขProfessor Aviโฃ Loeb remains skeptical.โ According to the โ Dailyโ Mail, โขLoeb stated, “Of course itโข could be natural. But weโค cannotโข rule out the possibility that it is technological. If so, the consequences for humanity would be great.”
NASA maintains theโฃ claims ofโ an alien spacecraft are not supported by scientific evidence. The agency is now focused on utilizing the collected data to calculate the size ofโ the comet’s nucleus.The publication date of โthe initial โNASA images was Novemberโค 20, 2025, with the latest confirmation released on November 22, 2025.