BOSTON – A small group of researchers believe 3I/ATLAS, hurtling towards Earth, is not a comet, but covert alien technology that has been sent here by a potentially aggressive alien civilization.
The most notable member of the group is Avi Loeb , an astronomer from Harvard University who has a history of trying to link objects in space with alien intelligence, reports Heart and Soul.
In fact when comet Oumuamua was featured in our skies in 2017, Loeb was the main researcher who claimed that the object was too unusual not to be some sort of alien probe. It is generally accepted today that it was in fact an asteroid that was leaking gas into space.
Loeb has stated that “ There were claims of a tail. But since 3I/ATLAS is accelerating and its current size is not much larger than the an