A celestial object labeled 31/Atlas, estimated at 12 to 13 miles in diameter, is on a trajectory toward Earth's direction exhibiting unusual size and acceleration. Observations show scattered light and a glow that sunlight illumination cannot explain, implying the object may be smaller than first estimated. Hubble Space Telescope and NASA are studying the object's properties to determine whether it is a natural interstellar body, a comet, or an artificial vessel. The object is not expected to hit Earth and will approach near the Sun around 30 October at roughly 130 million miles. If artificial, the object could be potentially hostile; if it passes by or maintains speed, it is likely natural.
Professor Avi Loeb of Harvard University has said the object is not a massive piece of rock and he is claiming that it is in fact an "alien vessel" which has extraterrestrials. The object is being studied by the Hubble Space Telescope and Prof Loeb is baffled as to why it looks like it is glowing, as if it is generating its very own light, this means that it may be smaller than previously thought.
Prof Loeb has said 31/Atlas will not hit earth and will get close to the sum on 30 October, around 130 million miles. Prof Loeb suggests this "could be intentional to avoid detailed observations from Earth-based telescopes." He warned that if it is alien, then it is "potentially hostile," he added, it could also be "a completely natural interstellar object."
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