Washington [US], November 20 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has dismissed widespread rumours claiming that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS's behaviour, including that it could be an alien spacecraft, confirming that the object is a natural comet from beyond our solar system.

In a blog post on Wednesday, the space agency stated that the comet, the third interstellar object ever detected, will fly closest to Earth on December 19 at a distance of about 170 million miles, nearly twice the distance from Earth to the Sun.

The agency is currently closely monitoring the interstellar comet as it passes by Earth.

Contrary to social media speculation linking the comet to alien spacecraft, NASA confirms it is a natural celestial object, currently being observed by a re

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