{"id":60925,"date":"2025-10-16T20:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/new-interstellar-object-sparks-alien-probe-theories"},"modified":"2025-10-16T20:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:44:48","slug":"new-interstellar-object-sparks-alien-probe-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/new-interstellar-object-sparks-alien-probe-theories","title":{"rendered":"New Interstellar Object Sparks Alien Probe Theories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>A newly observed interstellar object, 3I\/ATLAS, has captured astronomers\u2019 attention for its speed, size and unusual trajectory, which Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has suggested could be an alien probe.<\/p>\n<p>It is only the third time in history that scientists have detected an object entering our solar system from beyond, according to ScienceDaily&#8217;s report released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Traveling at a staggering 152,235 miles (245,000 kilometers) per hour and possibly spanning up to 12 miles (20 kilometers) in diameter, 3I\/ATLAS may even predate the sun, the daily noted.<\/p>\n<p>In a paper posted to the arXiv preprint server titled, \u201cIs the Interstellar Object 3I\/ATLAS Alien Technology?\u201d, Loeb highlighted the object\u2019s unusual orbit, which passes close to Venus, Mars and Jupiter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alignment is intriguing,\u201d said Loeb, noting similarities to the controversial interstellar visitor 1I\/\u02bbOumuamua discovered in 2017, which he previously argued could have been a spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>While human-made probes such as Voyager and Pioneer have left the solar system, Loeb contended it is plausible that advanced civilizations elsewhere might have done the same.<\/p>\n<p>Detecting alien probes, he noted, would likely hinge on signs such as radio transmissions, propulsion or an approach toward Earth\u2019s life-supporting environment.<\/p>\n<p>For now, 3I\/ATLAS remains a mysterious, extraordinarily fast and ancient visitor. \u201cObjects like 3I\/ATLAS remind us that space is vast, strange, and full of surprises,\u201d said Loeb, underscoring the need to refine our methods for observing and understanding the cosmos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. A newly observed interstellar object, 3I\/ATLAS, has captured astronomers\u2019 attention for its speed, size and unusual trajectory, which Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has suggested could be an alien probe. 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