“…a trio of researchers…arguing that the comet’s characteristics hint at disguised, possibly hostile alien technology.”
NASA: “It’s a comet.”
“It picked up further momentum after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on a podcast that something beyond gravity could be influencing the comet’s motion, and by Kim Kardashian’s viral request on X asking NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy to spill the “tea” on the object.
NASA: “It’s a comet.”
Given that Musk made that ***erroneous*** comment, do we really want his Space X to be part of our lunar mission??
Zanthious on
This thread is a good example
NeedanaccountforRedd on
Space dot com is leaving out a lot of the actual data. The problem is not that Atlas is “mysterious” or that people are overreacting. The problem is that several observations simply do not line up with the standard comet explanation they are repeating.
For example, JWST results showed a coma dominated by carbon dioxide with very low water. That should create a predictable smooth rise in activity. Instead Atlas brightened abruptly and showed a strong blueing trend right at perihelion, which is not predicted by carbon dioxide sublimation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18209
Photometry from ground based teams found a much steeper luminosity curve inside 2 au. That is not what solar system comets do unless something unusual is happening with the dust or gas production. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05562
Polarization measurements also put Atlas outside the normal range for dust seen in known comets. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05181
On top of that, NASA confirmed non gravitational acceleration but blamed carbon dioxide outgassing despite no matching debris or mass loss spike at perihelion. The in plane acceleration lasted for days and the predicted trajectory was close enough to Jupiter’s Hill boundary that JPL had to revise the model.
None of this proves anything exotic, but the article glosses over real anomalies that deserve attention.
DaySecure7642 on
Anyone arguing or posting anything here suggesting or hinting the unnatural origin of this comet is not welcome. Humanity is the only intelligent being in our galaxy and it is an established scientific fact.
grelgen on
this is why i love the chaos of space. everyone trying to say they know how comets act and straight up scientific observations making them revise their stances.
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Here’s why America is getting dumber and dumber:
“…a trio of researchers…arguing that the comet’s characteristics hint at disguised, possibly hostile alien technology.”
NASA: “It’s a comet.”
“It picked up further momentum after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on a podcast that something beyond gravity could be influencing the comet’s motion, and by Kim Kardashian’s viral request on X asking NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy to spill the “tea” on the object.
NASA: “It’s a comet.”
Given that Musk made that ***erroneous*** comment, do we really want his Space X to be part of our lunar mission??
This thread is a good example
Space dot com is leaving out a lot of the actual data. The problem is not that Atlas is “mysterious” or that people are overreacting. The problem is that several observations simply do not line up with the standard comet explanation they are repeating.
For example, JWST results showed a coma dominated by carbon dioxide with very low water. That should create a predictable smooth rise in activity. Instead Atlas brightened abruptly and showed a strong blueing trend right at perihelion, which is not predicted by carbon dioxide sublimation.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18209
Photometry from ground based teams found a much steeper luminosity curve inside 2 au. That is not what solar system comets do unless something unusual is happening with the dust or gas production.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05562
Polarization measurements also put Atlas outside the normal range for dust seen in known comets.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05181
On top of that, NASA confirmed non gravitational acceleration but blamed carbon dioxide outgassing despite no matching debris or mass loss spike at perihelion. The in plane acceleration lasted for days and the predicted trajectory was close enough to Jupiter’s Hill boundary that JPL had to revise the model.
None of this proves anything exotic, but the article glosses over real anomalies that deserve attention.
Anyone arguing or posting anything here suggesting or hinting the unnatural origin of this comet is not welcome. Humanity is the only intelligent being in our galaxy and it is an established scientific fact.
this is why i love the chaos of space. everyone trying to say they know how comets act and straight up scientific observations making them revise their stances.