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Scientists Aim to Intercept Mysterious Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

8/8/2025

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Scientists are gearing up to intercept the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, which NASA discovered on July 1. Zooming through space at a staggering 130,000 mph, it will make its closest approach to the sun on October 30. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb believes it could be an alien spacecraft, advocating for the Juno probe to investigate further, with support from Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.

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Scientists are gearing up to intercept the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, which NASA discovered on July 1. Zooming through space at a staggering 130,000 mph, it will make its closest approach to the sun on October 30. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb believes it could be an alien spacecraft, advocating for the Juno probe to investigate further, with support from Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.