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Congresswoman Pressures NASA for Interstellar Comet Data

11/5/2025

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U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) urged NASA to release data and images of the comet 3I/ATLAS.
In a letter to Sean Duffy, she requested data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Perseverance Rover.
Luna said access would aid the study of interstellar visitors.
Loeb supported the initiative and criticized NASA for prioritizing celebrity inquiries.
Duffy confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar comet observed and dismissed alien-threat claims.

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U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) urged NASA to release data and images of the comet 3I/ATLAS.
In a letter to Sean Duffy, she requested data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Perseverance Rover.
Luna said access would aid the study of interstellar visitors.
Loeb supported the initiative and criticized NASA for prioritizing celebrity inquiries.
Duffy confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar comet observed and dismissed alien-threat claims.