"'Hopefully, we will learn much more about 3I/ATLAS in the coming days,' Loeb told the Daily Mail on Thursday."
"'The image and composition would be the top two findings of interest,' Loeb reveal"
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will pass within 18 million miles of Mars on October 3, its closest planetary flyby this year. Mars Express and ExoMars began observations on October 1 and will continue through October 7 to image and scan the object. Scientists have widely concluded that 3I/ATLAS is an unusual comet from a distant solar system, while some researchers, including Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, note confounding characteristics that raise alternative explanations. NASA's official website will not be updated during the government shutdown, potentially preventing public announcements during the probes' close observations. Image and compositional data could determine the object's nature.
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