The Daily star reports live.<\/a><\/p>\nThe images show 3I\/Atlas from the Mars rover, the closest camera NASA has to the the object.<\/p>\n
Some experts claim it is a comet, like NASA have done in the title of their press conference.<\/p>\n
However, theoretical physicist Avi Loeb has suggested it could be an alien “mothership” on a reconnaissance mission as it blasts through the Solar System at 130,000mph.<\/p>\n
Prof Loeb said its \u2018anomalies\u2019 suggest it \u2018might\u2019 be an extraterrestrial spaceship.<\/p>\n
He stated that the behaviour has been so odd Prof Loeb said he will never be able to rule out the possibility it is an alien craft.<\/p>\n
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(Image: NASA)<\/p>\n
On his UFO scale where zero represents something \u2018consistent with known natural phenomena\u2019 and 10 is of \u2018confirmed extraterrestrial origin\u2019, he said 3I\/Atlas would always at least be a two – an object \u2018meriting attention\u2019.<\/p>\n
Prof Loeb had urged NASA to release photos taken by its telescopes 40 days ago but have not yet been seen due to the US government shutdown.<\/p>\n
During the shutdown \u2013 between October 1 and November 12 \u2013 the majority of NASA’s staff were placed on furlough, and the agency was prevented from communicating with the public.<\/p>\n
Since being confirmed as an interstellar object in early June, scientists have been using the world’s best telescopes to gather data on the comet 3I\/ATLAS. The comet has now just returned into Earth’s view after making a slingshot around the sun.<\/p>\n
Dozens of observatories will be keeping a close eye on the comet as it approaches its closest pass of Earth next month at a distance of 170 million miles (273 million kilometres).<\/p>\n
Early next year, the comet will also pass close enough to Jupiter for spacecraft near the planet to make final observations before it leaves our solar system.<\/p>\n
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(Image: NASA)<\/p>\n