Posted on 08/04/2025 2:34:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A mysterious object moving through the solar system has caught the attention of Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who believes it could be more than just a comet—and possibly an alien spacecraft. The interstellar body, designated 3I/ATLAS, was first spotted on July 1 and is now under close observation due to its unusual characteristics.
Loeb, known for his provocative theories on extraterrestrial life, says the object’s path raises serious questions. It travels on a rare retrograde orbit, meaning it moves against the solar system’s flow, and aligns closely with the orbital plane of Earth and other inner planets. He estimates the chances of such a natural alignment at just 0.2 percent.
He warns that if the object is artificial, it could carry probes or even hostile technology. Based on current trajectory calculations, 3I/ATLAS is expected to pass behind the sun in October and could potentially approach Earth between November 21 and December 5, 2025.
Loeb warns of a possible threat and timeline “The visitor is already in our backyard,” Loeb said, emphasizing the need to prepare for both peaceful and dangerous scenarios.
Loeb has described the object as a potential “mothership,” capable of deploying smaller devices to investigate or interact with habitable planets. He said this strategy would allow probes to reach targets like Earth while the main craft continues toward another star.
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As part of his response plan, Loeb has published three pre-print research papers and proposed that NASA attempt to intercept it using the Juno spacecraft during the object’s passage near Jupiter. He also called for the creation of an interstellar risk scale ranging from zero for natural comets to ten for confirmed technological artifacts.
To prevent public panic, he argues that governments should form multidisciplinary task forces, including scientists, policymakers, and psychologists, to plan for any eventual disclosure.
Skepticism from other astronomers Not all astronomers support his theory. Chris Lintott, a professor at the University of Oxford, dismissed the alien spacecraft suggestion as “nonsense on stilts.” He told Live Science that such claims undermine serious research into the nature of 3I/ATLAS.
Despite criticism, Loeb remains firm. The object, estimated to be about 12 miles wide, is large for something entering from beyond the solar system. He points out that if this were a natural event, scientists should have detected many similar cases by now—but haven’t.
At its current speed of nearly 60 miles per second relative to Earth, 3I/ATLAS is too fast for any existing spacecraft to intercept. Loeb admits that if it turns out to be artificial, little can be done. Still, he believes the risk justifies a warning.
He compared the situation to Pascal’s wager, noting that it’s safer to prepare for the worst-case scenario, even if the object turns out to be harmless.
Anytime the “powers that be” are trying to deflect from something else, they come out with the “Aliens are coming” narrative.
Oh, no question. However many billions of dollars that takes.
“ Loeb, known for his provocative theories on extraterrestrial life”
Tells you all you need to know.
He’s a sensationalist attention whore.
More nonsense out of Harvard. But it’s shinny
E.T phone home.
Look, a squirl….
So when was the last time aliens landed here?
If you want to know the actual truth about what's coming soon, here's a very probable scenario:
Short Preview of Coming Attractions:
The next big event which I believe will most likely happen by the end of this, the 21st Century, will be the surprising, astonishing, and utterly catastrophic Seven-Year Tribulation AKA Daniel's 70th Week, wherein the whole world will die except for a remnant of Israel hiding in the Jordanian mountains.
That horrific seven-year period of God's wrathful judgment upon the earth will end with the Second Coming and return to earth of Jesus Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords "with ten thousands of his saints" destroying the rest of the world who are waiting in the valley of Megiddo against him - "Armageddon."
Armageddon will be followed by the equally astonishing 1000 year reign of Christ as the Prince of Peace who will rule the nations with a rod of iron with his saints.
All of this is prophesied in detail in the Bible - the same Bible that accurately prophesied in detail the first coming of Jesus Christ as Savoir of the world.
Coming soon...but not quite yet...
This is what happens when you habitually drop acid and watch sci-fi horror flicks.
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I guess I shouldn’t worry about the price of my Apple stock then …
Remember that Massachusetts and Minnesota have the highest per capital consumption of alcohol in the USA.
They come to serve man.
Harvard astrofarce-isist Avi Loeb
There, fixed it.
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>> To prevent public panic, he argues that governments should form multidisciplinary task forces, including scientists, policymakers, and psychologists, to plan for any eventual disclosure.
ROFLMAO! He lives and works in a cave, huh? Because governmental multidisciplinary task forces have been recently shown to work SO well!
I notice that he left out HR-DEI captains in his task force org chart.
It could be journalistic license, or just a lack of knowledge on the part of the writer. The astronomers should be able to tell us by the objects speed and approach whether it is an interstellar object or not. If it is interstellar the idea of a retrograde approach is meaningless.
>> They come to serve man.
Maybe they’d like to join our church barbecue team!
That fellow is affable but seems to be a publicity hound. Saw
him hogging an Ancient Aliens episode with his theories about
Oumuamua.
More mysteries bring him more publicity.
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