"We should put all possibilities on the table that it's a rock, a comet, or something else until we get the evidence, the data that will tell us what it is," Loeb said in an interview with WBZ-TV.

The space rock 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object discovered by astronomers, following 'Oumuamua and the comet Borisov. While astronomers are still busily collecting data on the new discovery,

A mysterious object named 3I/ATLAS is speeding through our solar system — and some scientists think it could be more than just a comet. Could it be alien spyware? Researchers including Avi Loeb believe its strange orbit and timing may not be accidental.