Harvard scientist Avi Loeb speculated that NASA’s recently released photos of 3I/ATLAS could potentially point to its artificial origins — and even wondered if the so-called comet was purposely targeting and sweeping meteorites out of its path. He posited his theory in a viral new blog post on Medium.

In a historic cosmic collaboration, NASA and ISRO have captured unprecedented images and data of 3I/ATLAS, the ultra-fast interstellar comet zipping past Mars at a speed of 130,000 mph. As only the third interstellar object ever discovered,