He thought they were being real NAS-holes. <\/p>\n
Scientist Avi Loeb has accused NASA of withholding critical information about 3I\/ATLAS \u2014 the Manhattan-sized interstellar comet which he\u2019s postulated could have extraterrestrial origins. The Harvard astrophysicist made these allegations during a recent appearance on \u201cThe Joe Rogan Experience<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Loeb was discussing how the intergalactic object seemed to defy comet behavior, describing how the jet-like emission pointed toward the sun and not away, like it is standard, and that he didn\u2019t \u201csee any cometary tail here.\u201d<\/p>\n Astrophysicist Avi Loeb said the comet pointed toward the sun and not away, like it is standard, and that he didn\u2019t \u201csee any cometary tail here.\u201d The Joe Rogan Experience<\/p>\n That\u2019s when he dropped the so-called NASA bombshell. \u201cAmazingly, the best image was obtained on Oct. 2, 2025, when 3I\/ATLAS came within 30 million kilometers of Mars,\u201d the scientist said.<\/p>\n He declared that said image was snapped by NASA\u2019s HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, but that the image \u201cwas never released.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI wrote to the principal investigator of HiRISE, asking, \u2018Can I get the data? I\u2019m a scientist,’\u201d claimed Loeb, who said that he received \u201cno response.\u201d<\/p>\n He claimed that he was asked if this was evidence that NASA hides some sensational data, to which he responded, \u201cIt\u2019s much more likely not to be related to extraterrestrial intelligence, but to terrestrial stupidity.\u201d<\/p>\n As of yet, NASA has not confirmed any such photograph or withholding of said image. <\/p>\n The Post has reached out to NASA for comment.<\/p>\n 3I\/ATLAS as snapped by NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope. NASA\/SPHEREx<\/p>\n Elsewhere during the Rogan interview, Loeb suggested that the photo might\u2019ve provided counterevidence to the space agency\u2019s claim that atypical jet changed into a typical comet tail last month.<\/p>\n The outer space expert compared the scenario to an animal that visits your yard and having one\u2019s family claim that it\u2019s a \u201cstreet cat,\u201d even though it has a tail growing out of its forehead.<\/p>\n Interstellar comet 3I\/ATLAS was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope\u2019s Wide Field Camera on July 21. NASA<\/p>\n Loeb has previously speculated that 3I\/ATLAS, which is the third observed interstellar object to enter our solar system ever, could be extraterrestrial in origin for several reasons.<\/p>\n Along with its unusual tail orientation, Loeb noted that it was spouting a\u00a0plume of four grams of nickel\u00a0<\/a>per second with no evidence of iron, which is a phenomenon unheard of in comets.<\/p>\n He also voiced concern over ATLAS\u2019s nongravitational acceleration and anomalous trajectory that will bring it suspiciously close to Jupiter, Venus and Mars, potentially indicating that it was a hostile alien probe that\u00a0was sent to conduct reconnaissance on Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s official position is that 3I\/ATLAS does not pose a threat<\/a> to Earth and could even provide invaluable intel that would help us protect the planet in the future.<\/p>\n From Nov. 27, 2025, through Jan. 27, 2026, the NASA-backed International Asteroid Warning Network will be conducting a \u201ccomet campaign\u201d to refine methods for pinpointing its location.<\/p>\n