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I can't see if there is a thread for this already.... so just making one.

Getting exciting now:

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  • On November 19, NASA unveiled close-up images of 3I/ATLAS during a livestream at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, showing it as a bright point with a fuzzy halo from Hubble and James Webb telescopes.
  • Discovered on July 1 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile, 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object, offering a rare chance to study planetary material from another star.
  • Measurements indicate comet 3I/ATLAS was imaged from 277 million miles by Hubble to 18 million miles by Mars orbiters, traveling from 137,000 to 153,000 miles per hour near perihelion.
  • At the press event, NASA said 3I/ATLAS looks like a comet with no technosignatures, will safely pass 167 million miles from Earth on December 19, and Dr. Nicky Fox said `We love that the world wondered along with us`.
  • Scientists plan to observe 3I/ATLAS after its Dec. 19 Earth pass, with further tracking in early December, as Tom Statler said, `It'd be fabulous if we could trace back the incoming trajectory of the solar system & but things are not quite so simple`.
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The commentary has been going back and forth on whether is actually a spacecraft.
Its changed trajectory and seems to have several "jets" behind it. There are scientific explanations for everything but its still very exciting.

EDIT: Typo
 
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Nerfherder said:
weather is actually a spacecraft
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weather in Cape Town is windy AF for over a week already, might as well be strapped to a spacecraft

... back on topic:
- is it done cruising out of sight behind the sun?
- has NASA released any of its real data yet or are they still hiding things from us?
 
Nerfherder said:
I can't see if there is a thread for this already.... so just making one.

Getting exciting now:

Ground News page




The commentary has been going back and forth on weather is actually a spacecraft.
Its changed trajectory and seems to have several "jets" behind it. There are scientific explanations for everything but its still very exciting.
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Herr der Verboten

Thread 'a Mysterious interstellar object is making its way through our solar system'

In 2025, a mysterious interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS is making its way through our solar system—and some believe it could fulfill one of Baba Vanga’s most chilling prophecies. The blind Bulgarian mystic reportedly predicted alien contact this year, and with scientists like Avi Loeb suggesting this object may be an alien probe, the world is watching closely. Could this be the moment humanity finally makes contact? With its enormous size, strange orbit, and unexplained origin, 3I/ATLAS is raising serious questions. Explore the evidence, the prophecy, and what might happen next in...
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  • Haha
 
NarrowBandFtw said:
weather in Cape Town is windy AF for over a week already, might as well be strapped to a spacecraft

... back on topic:
- is it done cruising out of sight behind the sun?
- has NASA released any of its real data yet or are they still hiding things from us?
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They have. The speculation is wild.

 
Nerfherder said:
I can't see if there is a thread for this already.... so just making one.

Getting exciting now:

Ground News page




The commentary has been going back and forth on whether is actually a spacecraft.
Its changed trajectory and seems to have several "jets" behind it. There are scientific explanations for everything but its still very exciting.

EDIT: Typo
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Yeah, they can't explain why it was accelerating.
 
Speculation has been running wild about this for a while now. If nothing else we're now realising that these interstellar bodies pass through more often than was once believed.
 
Our next door solar neighbour is probably wondering where their shuttlecock went to
 
Flanders said:
Speculation has been running wild about this for a while now. If nothing else we're now realising that these interstellar bodies pass through more often than was once believed.
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Which is both terrifying and awesome at the same time.

This thing is about 5km long.. which would put quite a dent in the bumper.
How awesome would it be if we could hitch a ride on something like this though
 
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