NEW: The interstellar object named 3I/ATLAS is many things: a time capsule from an ancient star, an effervescent icy voyager, a clue to the earlier days of the Milky Way. You know what it definitely isn’t? An alien spacecraft. 😜 Me @newscientist newscientist.com/article/250…

Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are exciting, but there is no reason to claim that they are evidence of alien spacecraft – sometimes a comet is just comet, says Robin George Andrews

newscientist.com

Oct 30, 2025 · 7:40 PM UTC

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Replying to @SquigglyVolcano @newscientist
As a doctor speaking in absolutes for something that hasn’t been proven one way or another makes me question where you got your PhD from, but then I look and see it’s in journalism and it all makes sense.
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1) It’s absolutely not aliens because there is zero evidence it’s alien technology, and a lot of evidence that it’s a comet 2) My PhD is in volcanology, so congrats on your poor comprehension skills
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