Adam Hibberd 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar object, is in the Solar System and making its presence known, not only to astronomers but also to the world's media. My paper with Avi Loeb and Adam Crowl examined the hypothesis that 3I/ATLAS might be alien technology, go here. I confess this paper has been somewhat of a hit! […]| Initiative for Interstellar Studies
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Adam Hibberd Having demonstrated yesterday that a reasonably low DeltaV (velocity increment) applied by the Juno's engine could achieve a significantly closer approach to 3I/ATLAS than would otherwise be the case if Juno stayed in its current Jupiter orbit, surely that would be the end of the matter? The answer is 'not quite', since this […]| Initiative for Interstellar Studies
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Adam Hibberd An asteroid was discovered in December 2024 which for a while had the world on tenter hooks. Its predicted path brought it in close proximity to the Earth in December 2032, with a chance of collision which steadily rose to around 3% over the course of several weeks. Now all the pressure valves […]| Initiative for Interstellar Studies
Adam Hibberd I have recently read a review of a book titled "Astrotopia: the Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race" written by a professor Mary-Jane Rubenstein and it is reviewed by Patrick Mahon, who is on the Board of Directors for i4is. The review can be found here. You might be interested in that […]| Initiative for Interstellar Studies