The object 3I/ATLAS has sparked debate in the scientific community over its origins. NASA identified it as a comet due to its tail-like appearance, but Avi Loeb argues its unusual brightness and front glow indicate it is not a typical comet. Loeb mentions that its diameter is approximately 12 miles, and he highlights the improbability of delivering such a large object to our solar system. He raises concerns about its trajectory and implies that it could potentially be artificial rather than natural, suggesting the need for preparedness regarding its impact on Earth.
The brightness of the object implies a diameter of 12 miles, and there is not enough rocky material in interstellar space to deliver such a giant object per decade.
Usually, for comets, you see a tail trailing behind the object. Here, the glow is actually in front of it. We've never seen such a thing. A comet doesn't glow in front.
It may come to save us or destroy us. We'd better be ready for both options and check whether all interstellar objects are rocks.
The odds of that alignment happening by chance are one in 500. Even more striking, he says, is how closely the object passes Jupiter, Mars, and Venus, a pattern with odds of 1 in 20,000 if the arrival time were randomized.
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