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3I/ATLAS Approaches Mars: Could It Be an Alien Probe?

10/1/2025

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3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Mars this week, at over 18.5 million miles.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft, including Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), will capture images.
Avi Loeb suggests 3I/ATLAS could be an alien probe, citing its unusual trajectory and non-gravitational acceleration.

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3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Mars this week, at over 18.5 million miles.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft, including Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), will capture images.
Avi Loeb suggests 3I/ATLAS could be an alien probe, citing its unusual trajectory and non-gravitational acceleration.