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Harvard Astronomer Slams NASA for Celebrity Prioritization
11/5/2025
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- Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb criticized NASA for prioritizing Kim Kardashian over inquiries about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
- Loeb sought data from NASA's HiRISE team but received no reply.
- NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy quickly answered Kardashian's question.
- Some social-media users call this 'selective engagement'.
- 3I/ATLAS, discovered in 2025, is the third interstellar object.
