Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb alleges NASA concealed data on interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and a purported ESA whistleblower claims an 'engine‑like' signature; scientists rebut sensational interpretations while agencies task telescopes and spacecraft to study the comet's growing tail.
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3I/ATLAS will pass roughly 30 million kilometres from Mars on Oct. 3 and ESA/NASA teams have tasked Mars orbiters and telescopes to capture the encounter, creating operational windows for in‑space observations: https://hype.aero/?story=8e9c2e9c-fe81-45e0-8800-a44a64880ee8
Early coordinated imaging and spectroscopy (Hubble, JWST, others) show an evolving coma and tail that have spurred intercept concepts and rapid‑response smallsat studies, changing mission planning and science priorities: https://hype.aero/?story=812859b6-ec6a-4b6c-991c-7b8c55c003cc
Public allegations by a prominent scientist and an alleged agency leak have placed agency data release timing and communications under scrutiny amid active observation campaigns and mission risk assessments: https://hype.aero/?story=d9191141-7d3f-412d-8894-37495b62123f
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