Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has proposed that the Threeey Atlas is not a natural object but possibly a form of alien technology. New calculations have dramatically altered the narrative surrounding this interstellar visitor. For months, astronomers believed Threeey Atlas would merely pass by Mars. However, recent data suggest a far more intriguing and potentially alarming scenario.
Astronomers are actively tracking a newly discovered object, likely a comet, originating from beyond our solar system. Named Threeey Atlas, it was first detected on July 1st. Initially expected to be a harmless flyby, updated analyses from Harvard’s Avi Loeb’s team and independent researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have revealed something extraordinary. The object’s trajectory is not only precise but appears to be actively adjusting, with its speed increasing in ways that defy typical comet behavior. Current data indicate a potential collision with Mars.
Threeey Atlas is traveling at an astonishing speed of nearly 87 km/s relative to the Sun, covering the distance between Earth and the Moon in under 80 minutes. Gravitational influences from the Sun, Jupiter, and Mars are causing minute changes to its path—micrometers per second—that accumulate significantly over millions of kilometers. Observations from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show that the object’s coma, its hazy halo, has doubled in brightness since August, exhibiting unusual high-energy ultraviolet spikes, unlike typical comet behavior. The CO2 outgassing rate far exceeds that of any known solar system comet. Rather than stabilizing as it approaches the Sun, Threeey Atlas behaves like a guided missile, accelerating and course-correcting through deliberate gas plumes.
New trajectory analyses indicate that Threeey Atlas will pass within 1.95 million kilometers of Mars on September 26, 2025—a close call in astronomical terms, where Mars’ gravity could significantly influence the object. Some speculate it could be a fragment of a planet from another star system. Alarmingly, a mere 10 km/s increase in velocity could shift its orbit enough to cause a direct impact just weeks later. Such a change is comparable to the momentum used by SpaceX’s Starship for launch, and evidence suggests these adjustments are occurring within the object’s tail.
Spectroscopy from the Gemini South Observatory in Chile has revealed an inexplicable phenomenon: Threeey Atlas’s tail emits gas in clock-like pulses every 17 minutes, perfectly synchronized over days. These pulses act as micro-accelerants, aligning the object with Mars’ orbital plane in a way that no natural comet process can explain. Typical comet jets are chaotic, triggered by sunlight hitting ice patches, but these pulses resemble the precise thrusters of a spacecraft. If this pattern continues, by September 19, 2025, Threeey Atlas could close the remaining distance to under 50,000 km—closer than some of Mars’ moons. A single major outburst could then push it onto a collision course.
With an estimated mass of 10 billion tons, composed of heavily irradiated ice, dust, and a possible 400-meter metallic core, a direct hit on Mars would release energy equivalent to 2 million megatons of TNT—thousands of times more powerful than the largest nuclear device ever tested. The resulting crater could span 60 km wide and 5 km deep, ejecting debris into Mars’ orbit and potentially into interplanetary space. Such an impact could devastate Mars’ scientific infrastructure, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Perseverance rover, and other missions, crippling decades of research.
NASA is quietly preparing for this possibility. Leaked memos reveal that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is being used as a forward radar to track Threeey Atlas’s trajectory, while high-gain antennas at Goldstone are bouncing radar off its core. Preliminary results, though classified, suggest the core produces hard metallic echoes rather than the expected soft ice signatures, hinting at an artificial structure encased in ice. Professor Avi Loeb and his student Adam Hibberd argue in a forthcoming paper that Threeey Atlas could be a directed probe from an advanced civilization, designed to graze Mars to deploy probes or crash deliberately to release materials. The object’s gas pulses suggest it is steering itself, using its own exhaust like a spacecraft’s reaction control thrusters.
Adding to the mystery, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express has photographed three small, glinting objects in a triangular formation in high Mars orbit. Initially dismissed as cosmic rays, these objects have appeared consistently across three orbits, raising questions about whether they could be scout probes deployed by Threeey Atlas. Loeb urges NASA to cross-reference these findings with Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data to check for metallic fragments on Mars’ surface, which could provide the first evidence of interstellar technology.
The timeline is critical. Threeey Atlas will cross Mars’ orbital path on September 26, 2025, with September 19–30 being the window for final course corrections via gas pulses. At its current velocity of 57 km/s relative to Mars, even a glancing strike could vaporize cubic kilometers of rock and eject dust into space. Critics argue that no natural comet could alter its trajectory by 10 km/s through sublimation alone, as this would require over 10 billion joules of focused energy—far beyond any known comet outburst. This energy gap supports Loeb’s hypothesis that an unknown power source, possibly fusion or antimatter reactors, is driving the object’s maneuvers.
Amateur astronomers worldwide are contributing images of Threeey Atlas, some showing its tail splitting into three needle-like streams glowing with an eerie green aurora-like radiance, pulsing in sync with the gas emissions. At high exposure, these streams appear to converge toward Mars, as if marking a path. A massive impact could send debris on interplanetary trajectories, potentially reaching Earth within a decade. If this debris carried engineered microbes or nanotechnology, it could pose risks to the inner solar system.
The European Space Agency, Roscosmos, CNSA, and JAXA have formed emergency task forces, with insiders citing planetary defense protocols. For the first time, scientists are debating whether humanity should attempt to intercept or destroy an interstellar object. The question remains: Is Threeey Atlas a derelict craft from an advanced civilization, operating on autopilot, or a deliberate probe testing our response? The data no longer supports the idea of a passive comet; its behavior resembles that of a vehicle.
By mid-September 2025, major observatories, including Hubble and JWST, will focus on Threeey Atlas. If its pulses persist and it closes the orbital gap, Mars could face an impact unseen since the Late Heavy Bombardment 4 billion years ago. For scientists, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; for others, it’s a cosmic threat unfolding slowly. Official statements from NASA and ESA remain calm, but their silence speaks volumes. If Threeey Atlas collides with Mars, it could redefine humanity’s place in the universe.
As Mars rises in the night sky this September, an interstellar object is threading a cosmic needle, pulsing with strange green exhaust and adjusting its path. It may be natural, but if it’s not—if an engine within its icy core is steering it toward a deliberate crash—the first evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence may arrive not as a radio signal but as a glowing green object striking Mars at 57 km/s, reshaping the night sky and proving we are not alone.
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