The unique initiative comes from the Virtual Telescope Project that captured a fascinating image of 3I/ATLAS' ion tail.

I/Atlas isn’t sending messages. We explain the viral clip, the real radio detection from water chemistry, scientist responses, and its safe 170 million mile pass.

Scientists say 3I/Atlas came closest to Mars in October. Its path this month put it in the path of the warm rays of our sun, where a tail became more visible. The 3.5-mile solar object is traveling at 137,000 miles per hour, NASA said.

The Planetary Defence System of the ESA earlier identified the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid. The current tally since the ESA announcement is 40,005. ESA stated that the recent NEAs aren’t a cause of alarm.

I/ATLAS will soon make its closes flyby to Earth. When this happens, Avi Loeb said that all questions could be answered.