'Possibly Hostile' Alien Threat Detected In Unknown Interstellar Object
A mysterious intergalactic object could potentially be a ⁘hostile⁘ alien spacecraft that's slated to attack our planet in November, according to a controversial new study by a small group of scientists.
⁘The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity,⁘ the researchers wrote in the inflammatory paper, which was published July 16 to the preprint server arXiv , South West News Service reported.
Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar entity was discovered on July 1, rocketing toward the sun at more than 130,000 mph, Live Science reported. Less than 24 hours later, it was confirmed to be an interstellar object with initial observations suggesting that it could be a comet that measures up to 15 miles in diameter ⁘ larger than Manhattan.
However, in the new paper, the trio of researchers suggested that it might be a piece of extraterrestrial spy technology in disguise.
In this study, which he collaborated on with Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies in London, Loeb postulated that 3I/ATLAS's trajectory suggests a similarly alien origin.
The trio felt the object's speed ⁘ which was significantly faster than ʻOumuamua and other objects ⁘ and the fact that it entered our solar system from a different angle than its predecessors offer ⁘various benefits to an extraterrestrial intelligence,⁘ Loeb wrote in a blog post.
One benefit is that 3I/ATLAS will make close approaches to Jupiter, Mars and Venus, which could allow aliens to stealthily plant spy ⁘gadgets⁘ there, Loeb wrote.
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