3I/ATLAS: An Interstellar Visitor, Real-Time Data, and the Misinformation Challenge
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3I/ATLAS is a real interstellar visitor crossing the Solar System, NASA says it poses no danger, Avi Loeb cautions that AI-generated claims can spread misinformation, and the situation highlights how rapid alerts and rigorous data provenance from facilities like the Vera Rubin Observatory and the Galileo Project help verify measurements and distinguish fact from fiction.