Update , the big unknown is still approaching......
Preliminary Anomalies of 3I/ATLAS
Preliminary Anomalies of 3I/ATLAS
Quote:If 3I/ATLAS is not an asteroid — based on the interstellar reservoir argument in my paper, nor a comet — based on the lack of the spectral fingerprints of carbon-based molecules around it, then what is it?
Quote:As I noted in an essay posted on July 7, the anomalous scenario is reminiscent of the science-fiction novel `Rendezvous with Rama,’ in which Arthur C. Clarke described the entry of a cylindrical 50-by-20 kilometers alien spaceship, not far from the inferred size of 3I/ATLAS, to the inner solar system.