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To: telescope115
I’ve seen some videos on YouTube claiming that 3I/ATLAS is changing direction and coming our way.

The object is not approaching earth and will never come anywhere near earth.

In fact, 3I/ATLAS is not in the same orbital plane of any planets and is unlikely to interact with them. Outgassing may change the course of this object from a pure ballistic trajectory, but NASA estimates the expected nearest approach to planets as follows:

See also:https://www.atlascomet.com/about
27 posted on 08/27/2025 8:52:26 PM PDT by flamberge (The times, they are a' changing.)
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To: flamberge

I know it’s not coming near us, if you read all of what I said I stated it’s a ridiculous claim by people who are just using YouTube to get as many hits as possible from gullible people. Today, one doesn’t have to be Orson Wells to fool people.


40 posted on 08/28/2025 5:23:53 AM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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