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An object has been spotted entering our solar system that MAY be nuclear powered. It appears it will be very close by late October. It’s an interesting article for those who are curious.

“Manhattan-size interstellar object appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist“

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist (https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-appears-to-emit-its-own-light-harvard-scientist/)

[Aces4]

An object has been spotted entering our solar system that MAY be solar powered. It appears it will be very close by late October. It’s an interesting article for those who are curious.

“Manhattan-size interstellar object appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist“

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist (https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-appears-to-emit-its-own-light-harvard-scientist/)

Interesting.. I hope there are timely updates as to what the object is traveling through space.

[Arctic Fox]

Did you change your post from "solar powered" to "nuclear powered"?

Just asking as the above "Reply" is different from the original.

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Did you change your post from "solar powered" to "nuclear powered"?

Just asking as the above "Reply" is different from the original.

Yes, I do apologize for the error. It is “supposed” to be nuclear powered because of its forward emission of light? I don’t know that solar power would necessarily function well as intergalactic travel anyway? The article states nuclear.

[ThirdOfFive]

An object has been spotted entering our solar system that MAY be nuclear powered. It appears it will be very close by late October. It’s an interesting article for those who are curious.

“Manhattan-size interstellar object appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist“

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist (https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-appears-to-emit-its-own-light-harvard-scientist/)
V-ger.

Definitely V-ger.

[Arctic Fox]

Yes, I do apologize for the error. It is “supposed” to be nuclear powered because of its forward emission of light? I don’t know that solar power would necessarily function well as intergalactic travel anyway? The article states nuclear.

Thank you for explaining

I think I must have been Replying at the exact same time that you were editing, and the system couldn't cope


And we've all made plenty of typos of our own :-)

[gobuck827]

An object has been spotted entering our solar system that MAY be nuclear powered. It appears it will be very close by late October. It’s an interesting article for those who are curious.

“Manhattan-size interstellar object appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist“

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist (https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-appears-to-emit-its-own-light-harvard-scientist/)

"Any suggestion that it's artificial is nonsense on stilts, and is an insult to the exciting work going on to understand this object," Chris Lintott, an astronomer at the University of Oxford who was part of the team that simulated 3I/ATLAS's galactic origins, told Live Science.

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Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise | Live Science (https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/here-we-go-again-controversial-paper-questions-whether-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-is-possibly-hostile-alien-tech-in-disguise)

[Bodrum]

I am selling some tin foil hats…… BOGO

[Berwin]

Ammunition and canned goods, people. Ammunition and canned goods. Oh, and load your tablets with plenty of unwatched movies.

[Meyerro]

I don't perceive the New York Post as a credible source.

[Mhertzog]

An object has been spotted entering our solar system that MAY be nuclear powered. It appears it will be very close by late October. It’s an interesting article for those who are curious.

“Manhattan-size interstellar object appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist“

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist (https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-appears-to-emit-its-own-light-harvard-scientist/)
Here’s an article from NASA…

Comet 3I/ATLAS - NASA Science (https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/)

[Worldseries27]

v-ger.

Definitely v-ger.
nope

[ThirdOfFive]

I am selling some tin foil hats…… BOGO
Heh. You'd sell a lot of them in some parts but probably not here. TV'ers don't necessarily strike me as the tinfoil hat type.

Interesting though how some people seem to fall for this type of thing. Remember the "face" on Mars? There was even a movie, "Mission to Mars" that incorporated a giant face (real, this time around) left by former Martians who seemed to want humans to find it and follow them to the galaxy they went to after Mars became uninhabitable. Not a very good movie but with some pretty good visual effects, one of them being Connie Nielson who looks great even with all her clothes on. And then of course there were those twin "lights" seen on the surface of Ceres, which some people swore was solid evidence of an extraterrestrial intelligence, but which turned out to be a couple of highly reflective surfaces close to one another.

Of course there is also Youtube which, if they haven't already, will show "proof" by self-styled experts that this rock or collection of rubble is really the Mother Ship returning for whatever (usually nefarious) reason.

Should be fun to watch though as this thing gets closer.

[Ptmcbriz]

Oh Lordy I sure hope it’s artificial. Unfortunately, they will just turn around and leave when they see how bat-s&$@-crazy humans are…

[Ptmcbriz]

Heh. You'd sell a lot of them in some parts but probably not here. TV'ers don't necessarily strike me as the tinfoil hat type.

Interesting though how some people seem to fall for this type of thing. Remember the "face" on Mars? There was even a movie, "Mission to Mars" that incorporated a giant face (real, this time around) left by former Martians who seemed to want humans to find it and follow them to the galaxy they went to after Mars became uninhabitable. Not a very good movie but with some pretty good visual effects, one of them being Connie Nielson who looks great even with all her clothes on. And then of course there were those twin "lights" seen on the surface of Ceres, which some people swore was solid evidence of an extraterrestrial intelligence, but which turned out to be a couple of highly reflective surfaces close to one another.

Of course there is also Youtube which, if they haven't already, will show "proof" by self-styled experts that this rock or collection of rubble is really the Mother Ship returning for whatever (usually nefarious) reason.

Should be fun to watch though as this thing gets closer.

I have my own proof they are already here. I spent many a night up in the Sierras looking at the night sky with my telescope. I’ve seen some weird stuff out there. Yes, I took photos. MUFON has them. Some of the more interesting is when a ball of colorful gas/plasma morphs into a ship right in front of your eyes and then seconds later morphs back into a plasma light ball (essentially mimicking a star in the night sky). The ship was tilted so I could see its top and sides but not its underside. It only stayed a solid for about a count of 5 seconds. Something you NEVER forget.

Before you ask why hasn’t the proof been reported, it has many times even public reports by astronauts. However, the government doesn’t believe people are ready for definitive proof. It would cause mass hysteria. Just note how many of you immediately jumped to the conclusion that if it were artificial, that they were nefarious. Not one of you jumped to the conclusion that a highly intelligent species arrival could be friendly and benefit mankind. That’s exactly why there never be enough “proof” provided. Negative hysteria.

[Ea327]

I am selling some tin foil hats…… BOGO

Damn, I was going to say that!

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Damn, I was going to say that!

The report comes from Harvard and their quality pool of educators. Isn’t it great to learn what your tax money has been paying for?

[mjfmicheal]

People are always ready to jump to conclusions about aliens. Yes they are out there somewhere in the universe, that is a mathematical certainty. But the chances that there is even ONE other technical civilization anywhere here in our own galaxy are very small - close to zero. Even if there were one here the chances that they would be close enough to detect us and send an unmanned probe here are also close to zero. Manned - fahgeddabowdit!! Any aliens smart enough to get a manned mission to other star systems would also be smart enough to realize that there is no good reason to do so; it ain't happening.

People in general need more study about the incredible distances between stars in a galaxy and the impracticality of manned interstellar space flight. Also a thorough study of a field of mathematics known as Probability Theory is in order. And throw in a sufficient study of how life germinates on a planet and the odds against intelligent life developing would also be recommended.

Whenever anyone thinks that aliens might be here, or have come here, or are on their way here.....uh.......no they're not.

Always look to the most likely explanations first, not the most farfetched.

[Worldseries27]

people are always ready to jump to conclusions about aliens. Yes they are out there somewhere in the universe, that is a mathematical certainty. But the chances that there is even one other technical civilization anywhere here in our own galaxy are very small - close to zero. Even if there were one here the chances that they would be close enough to detect us and send an unmanned probe here are also close to zero. Manned - fahgeddabowdit!! Any aliens smart enough to get a manned mission to other star systems would also be smart enough to realize that there is no good reason to do so; it ain't happening.

People in general need more study about the incredible distances between stars in a galaxy and the impracticality of manned interstellar space flight. Also a thorough study of a field of mathematics known as probability theory is in order. And throw in a sufficient study of how life germinates on a planet and the odds against intelligent life developing would also be recommended.

Whenever anyone thinks that aliens might be here, or have come here, or are on their way here.....uh.......no they're not.

Always look to the most likely explanations first, not the most farfetched.
your on a roll! Tell them about the effects of our gravity on a species not born here

[Retiredsteve]

Yes, I do apologize for the error. It is “supposed” to be nuclear powered because of its forward emission of light? I don’t know that solar power would necessarily function well as intergalactic travel anyway? The article states nuclear.. It's all hogwash. Comets many times have a forward pointing tail. It depends on which way the trajectory is pointed. All comets emit their own light due to the interaction of the solar wind and the make up of the comet. Nuclear power just impresses the non knowledgeable. It's the propulsion system that matters and we have nothing, nuclear powered or otherwise, that even approaches 1% of the speed of light. It's all hogwash. Oh and we get a clear night I'll take a picture of it with my telescope. There are a ton on my astronomy sites

[Retiredsteve]

"any suggestion that it's artificial is nonsense on stilts, and is an insult to the exciting work going on to understand this object," chris lintott, an astronomer at the university of oxford who was part of the team that simulated 3i/atlas's galactic origins, told live scienc

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here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3i/atlas is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise | live science (https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/here-we-go-again-controversial-paper-questions-whether-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-is-possibly-hostile-alien-tech-in-disguise)
bingo

[Retiredsteve]

Ammunition and canned goods, people. Ammunition and canned goods. Oh, and load your tablets with plenty of unwatched movies.. Trust me, if they can get here put your pop gun away and assume the position, you're going to get probed.

[MandoMan]

An object has been spotted entering our solar system that MAY be nuclear powered. It appears it will be very close by late October. It’s an interesting article for those who are curious.

“Manhattan-size interstellar object appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist“

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist (https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-appears-to-emit-its-own-light-harvard-scientist/)

Yeah, it’s probably the Enterprise, back from the future.
The New York Post tends to be sensationalistic and less than accurate. It aims itself at a more gullible audience, sort of like the National Enquirer. So you have to be careful. Remember, that’s the paper that trumpeted the supposed high STD rate here years back, and that was untrue.

[Worldseries27]

Yeah, it’s probably the Enterprise, back from the future.
The New York Post tends to be sensationalistic and less than accurate. It aims itself at a more gullible audience, sort of like the National Enquirer. So you have to be careful. Remember, that’s the paper that trumpeted the supposed high STD rate here years back, and that was untrue.
damn that FALSE advertising

[Marmaduke]

I don't perceive the New York Post as a credible source.
The N.Y. Post is a great source of information.

[GoldenBoy]

Heh. You'd sell a lot of them in some parts but probably not here. TV'ers don't necessarily strike me as the tinfoil hat type.

Interesting though how some people seem to fall for this type of thing. Remember the "face" on Mars? There was even a movie, "Mission to Mars" that incorporated a giant face (real, this time around) left by former Martians who seemed to want humans to find it and follow them to the galaxy they went to after Mars became uninhabitable. Not a very good movie but with some pretty good visual effects, one of them being Connie Nielson who looks great even with all her clothes on. And then of course there were those twin "lights" seen on the surface of Ceres, which some people swore was solid evidence of an extraterrestrial intelligence, but which turned out to be a couple of highly reflective surfaces close to one another.

Of course there is also Youtube which, if they haven't already, will show "proof" by self-styled experts that this rock or collection of rubble is really the Mother Ship returning for whatever (usually nefarious) reason.

Should be fun to watch though as this thing gets closer.

So not the Tin Foil Hats type. To that I say, Depends...

[Retiring]

An object has been spotted entering our solar system that MAY be nuclear powered. It appears it will be very close by late October. It’s an interesting article for those who are curious.

“Manhattan-size interstellar object appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist“

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears to emit its own light: Harvard scientist (https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-appears-to-emit-its-own-light-harvard-scientist/)

As soon as I read your post, it brought back memories. I miss Art Bell.

[BillyGrown]

It’s traveling at realistic speed of 135,000 miles per hour
Trajectory is the midpoint between Mars and Earth
Closest point to Earth is when it is directly behind the Sun.
It’s origin is from the the thickest belt and oldest part of our Milky Way Galaxy

It’s possible, but I’m not a believer like some Monkeys are. If it slows down soon or we all get a message. “Take me to your leader” then my attention and thoughts would change.