3I, NASA and ATLAS
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An interstellar trespasser known as 3I/ATLAS is almost certainly a comet. So, why do so many people think it's extraterrestrial technology?
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Mars spacecraft images pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS's path with 10x higher accuracy. This could help us protect Earth someday
The path of comet 3I/ATLAS through the solar system has been predicted with an accuracy 10 times greater than previous estimates, thanks to images taken by a European Space Agency spacecraft orbiting Mars.
The Planetary Defence System of the ESA earlier identified the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid. The current tally since the ESA announcement is 40,005. ESA stated that the recent NEAs aren’t a cause of alarm.
I/Atlas isn’t sending messages. We explain the viral clip, the real radio detection from water chemistry, scientist responses, and its safe 170 million mile pass.
Scientists say 3I/Atlas came closest to Mars in October. Its path this month put it in the path of the warm rays of our sun, where a tail became more visible. The 3.5-mile solar object is traveling at 137,000 miles per hour, NASA said.
I/ATLAS will soon make its closes flyby to Earth. When this happens, Avi Loeb said that all questions could be answered.