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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says the interstellar object 3I/Atlas might be an alien craft. Discovered in July 2025 by NASA's ATLAS telescope, it is much larger than previous visitors from outside our solar system. Loeb finds it strange that this third object is 100 times bigger than the first two. NASA calls it a comet that will pass safely at 1.6 astronomical units from Earth. The object will be closest to the sun on 29 October 2025 but will stay on the opposite side of Earth. Loeb notes it does not show a comet’s usual gas tail and seems to avoid Earth. Scientists continue to study 3I/Atlas to understand its true nature. (Updated 27 Aug 2025, 12:46 IST; source: link)