So What’s the Truth?
What’s Alarming—but Factual:
Uncommon chemical signature: A coma heavily dominated by CO₂.
Extreme age: Likely older than our 4.6-billion-year-old solar system.
Close Mars flyby: Offers a rare observational vantage point from orbiters.
What’s Speculative or Sensational:
Claims of artificial origins or alien technology remain unsupported by mainstream science.
NASA’s analysis confirms 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet, dismisses threat theories The Times of India.